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Job 3:18

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3:18There63 the prisoners64 relax65 together;66

they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.67

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Footnotes

  1. 63 “There” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied from the context.
  2. 64 The omits the verb and translates the noun not as prisoners but as “old men” or “men of old time.”
  3. 65 The verb שַׁאֲנָנוּ (sha’ananu) is the Pilpel of שָׁאַן (sha’an) which means “to rest.” It refers to the normal rest or refreshment of individuals; here it is contrasted with the harsh treatment normally put on prisoners.
  4. 66 See further J. C. de Moor, “Lexical Remarks Concerning yahad and yahdaw,” 7 (1957): 350–55.
  5. 67 Or “taskmaster.” The same Hebrew word is used for the taskmasters in Exod 3:7.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

There the prisoners are at ease together;

they hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Captives also enjoy their ease;

they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The captives are completely at rest;

they do not hear a taskmaster’s voice.

NLTNew Living Translation

Even captives are at ease in death,

with no guards to curse them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

the prisoners are at ease together;

they do not hear the oppressor’s voice.

KJV 1900King James Version

There the prisoners rest together;

They hear not the voice of the oppressor.