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Job 3:21
who long for death, but it doesn’t come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
Job 3:21 · World English Bible
Job 3:21 in other translations
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
Who long for death, but it doesn't come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
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In context
18 There the prisoners are at ease together. They don’t hear the voice of the taskmaster.
19 The small and the great are there. The servant is free from his master.
20 “Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,
21 who long for death, but it doesn’t come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
22 who rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
24 For my sighing comes before I eat. My groanings are poured out like water.
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