Job 3:13–16
13 “For now I awould have lain down and been quiet;
I would have slept then, I would have been at rest,
14 With akings and with bcounselors of the earth,
Who rebuilt cruins for themselves;
15 Or with aprinces bwho had gold,
Who were filling their houses with silver.
16 “Or like a miscarriage which is 1discarded, I would not be,
As infants that never saw light.
Job 3:13–16 — The New International Version (NIV)
13 For now I would be lying down in peace;
I would be asleep and at rest
14 with kings and rulers of the earth,
who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
15 with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,
like an infant who never saw the light of day?
Job 3:13–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)
13 For then I would have lain down and been quiet;
I would have slept; then I would have been at rest,
14 with kings and counselors of the earth
who rebuilt ruins for themselves,
15 or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child,
as infants who never see the light?
Job 3:13–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet,
I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
14 With kings and counsellers of the earth,
Which built desolate places for themselves;
15 Or with princes that had gold,
Who filled their houses with silver:
16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been;
As infants which never saw light.
Job 3:13–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
13 Had I died at birth, I would now be at peace.
I would be asleep and at rest.
14 I would rest with the world’s kings and prime ministers,
whose great buildings now lie in ruins.
15 I would rest with princes, rich in gold,
whose palaces were filled with silver.
16 Why wasn’t I buried like a stillborn child,
like a baby who never lives to see the light?
Job 3:13–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
13 For now I would have lain still and been quiet,
I would have been asleep;
Then I would have been at rest
14 With kings and counselors of the earth,
Who built ruins for themselves,
15 Or with princes who had gold,
Who filled their houses with silver;
16 Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child,
Like infants who never saw light?
Job 3:13–16 — New Century Version (NCV)
13 If they had not been there,
I would be lying dead in peace;
I would be asleep and at rest
14 with kings and wise men of the earth
who built places for themselves that are now ruined.
15 I would be asleep with rulers
who filled their houses with gold and silver.
16 Why was I not buried like a child born dead,
like a baby who never saw the light of day?
Job 3:13–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
13 For now should I have lain down and been quiet;
I should have slept; then had I been at rest,
14 With kings and counsellors of the earth,
Who built up waste places for themselves;
15 Or with princes that had gold,
Who filled their houses with silver
16 Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been,
As infants that never saw light.
Job 3:13–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
13 For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept: then had I been at rest, 14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, who build desolate places for themselves, 15 Or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver; 16 Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants that have not seen the light.
Job 3:13–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
13 Instead of being alive,
I would now be quietly lying down.
I would now be sleeping peacefully.
14 I would be with the kings and the counselors of the world
who built for themselves ⸤what are now⸥ ruins.
15 I would be with princes
who had gold,
who filled their homes with silver.
16 I would be buried like a stillborn baby.
I would not exist.
I would be like infants who never saw the light.
Job 3:13–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13 Now I would certainly be lying down in peace;
I would be asleep.
Then I would be at rest
14 with the kings and counselors of the earth,
who rebuilt ruined cities for themselves,
15 or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not hidden like a miscarried child,
like infants who never see daylight?
Job 3:13–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
13 Now I would be lying down and quiet;
I would be asleep; then I would be at rest
14 with kings and counselors of the earth
who rebuild ruins for themselves,
15 or with princes who have gold,
who fill their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not buried like a stillborn child,
like an infant that never sees the light?
Job 3:13–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
13 For now I would lie down, and I would be at peace;
I would be asleep; then I would be at rest
14 with kings and counselors of the earth,
who rebuild ruins for themselves,
15 or with high officials who have gold,
who fill up their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not hidden like a miscarriage,
like infants who did not see the light?
Job 3:13–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
13 If all of that hadn’t happened,
I would be lying down in peace.
I’d be asleep and at rest in the grave.
14 I’d be with the earth’s kings and advisers.
They had built for themselves places that are now destroyed.
15 I’d be with rulers who used to have gold.
They had filled their houses with silver.
16 Why wasn’t I buried like a baby who was born dead?
Why wasn’t I buried like a child who never saw the light of day?