Job 3:11–12
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11–19“Why didn’t I die at birth,
my first breath out of the womb my last?
Why were there arms to rock me,
and breasts for me to drink from?
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
“Why did I not die at birth,
come out from the womb and expire?
Why did the knees receive me?
Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Why did I not perish at birth,
and die as I came from the womb?
Why were there knees to receive me
and breasts that I might be nursed?
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Why was I not stillborn;
why didn’t I die as I came from the womb?
Why did the knees receive me,
and why were there breasts for me to nurse?
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
“Why wasn’t I born dead?
Why didn’t I die as I came from the womb?
Why was I laid on my mother’s lap?
Why did she nurse me at her breasts?
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“Why did I not die at birth?
Why did I not come forth from the womb and expire?
Why did the knees receive me
and the breasts, that I could suck?
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Why died I not from the womb?
Why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Why did the knees prevent me?
Or why the breasts that I should suck?
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