Job 3:16–17
Job 3:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)
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?
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,
and there the weary are at rest.
Job 3:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been;
As infants which never saw light.
17 There the wicked cease from troubling;
And there the weary be at rest.
Job 3:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 Why wasn’t I buried like a stillborn child,
like a baby who never lives to see the light?
17 For in death the wicked cause no trouble,
and the weary are at rest.
Job 3:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child,
Like infants who never saw light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
And there the weary are at rest.
Job 3:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 Why was I not buried like a child born dead,
like a baby who never saw the light of day?
17 In the grave the wicked stop making trouble,
and the weary workers are at rest.
Job 3:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been,
As infants that never saw light.
17 There the wicked cease from troubling;
And there the weary are at rest.
Job 3:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants that have not seen the light. 17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the wearied are at rest.
Job 3:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 I would be buried like a stillborn baby.
I would not exist.
I would be like infants who never saw the light.
17 There the wicked stop their raging.
There the weary are able to rest.
Job 3:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 Or why was I not hidden like a miscarried child,
like infants who never see daylight?
17 There the wicked cease to make trouble,
and there the weary find rest.
Job 3:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 Or why was I not buried like a stillborn child,
like an infant that never sees the light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
and there the weary are at rest.
Job 3:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 Or why was I not hidden like a miscarriage,
like infants who did not see the light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
and there the weary are at rest;
Job 3:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
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?
17 In the grave, sinful people don’t cause trouble anymore.
And there those who are tired find rest.
Job 3:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 “Or like a miscarriage which is discarded, I would not be,
As infants that never saw light.
17 “There the wicked cease from raging,
And there the weary are at rest.