Job 3:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?”
Job 3:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 3:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 3:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 3:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?”
Job 3:23 — World English Bible
Job 3:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Why is light givento a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in? ”
Job 3:23 — American Standard Version
Job 3:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“To a man whose way hath been hidden, And whom God doth shut up?”
Job 3:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 3:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“To the man whose way is hidden, and whomGod hath hedged in? ”
Job 3:23 — Darby Translation
Job 3:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Why is the light giuen to the man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?”
Job 3:23 — Geneva Bible
Job 3:23 in Context — Job 3
21 Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
What Does Job 3:23 Mean?
Job 3:23 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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