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Job 3:23

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23pWhy is light given to a man qwhose way is hid,

And rwhom God hath hedged in?

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Footnotes

  1. pExpressed ver. 20.
  2. rSo ch. 19:8. Ps. 88:8. Lam. 3:7. Comp. ch. 1:10. & 10:11.

Cross references

  1. qIsai. 40:27.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,

whom God has hedged in?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Why is life given to a man

whose way is hidden,

whom God has hedged in?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Why is life given to a man whose path is hidden,

whom God has hedged in?

NLTNew Living Translation

Why is life given to those with no future,

those God has surrounded with difficulties?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Why does he give light to a man whose way is hidden,

and God has fenced him in all around?