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Contemporary English Version
Job 10:19
and been carried to the grave without ever breathing.
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Christian Standard Bible®
I wish I had never existedbut had been carried from the womb to the grave.
I wish I had never existedbut had been carried from the womb to the grave.
Hebrew Names Version
I should have been as though I had not been. I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I should have been as though I had not been. I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
King James Version
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
English Standard Version
and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave.
and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave.
New Century Version
I wish I had never lived, but had been carried straight from birth to the grave.
I wish I had never lived, but had been carried straight from birth to the grave.
New English Translation
I should have been as though I had never existed; I should have been carried right from the womb to the grave!
I should have been as though I had never existed; I should have been carried right from the womb to the grave!
Amplified Bible
'I should have been as though I had not existed; [I should have been] carried from the womb to the grave.'
'I should have been as though I had not existed; [I should have been] carried from the womb to the grave.'
New American Standard Bible
'I should have been as though I had not been, Brought from womb to tomb.'
'I should have been as though I had not been, Brought from womb to tomb.'
World English Bible
I should have been as though I had not been. I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I should have been as though I had not been. I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And that I were as I had not bene, but brought from the wombe to the graue!
And that I were as I had not bene, but brought from the wombe to the graue!
Legacy Standard Bible
I should have been as though I had not been,Carried from womb to tomb.'
I should have been as though I had not been,Carried from womb to tomb.'
Berean Standard Bible
If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.
If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.
Complete Jewish Bible
I would have been as if I had never existed, I would have been carried from womb to grave.
I would have been as if I had never existed, I would have been carried from womb to grave.
Darby Translation
I should be as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I should be as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
Easy-to-Read Version
I wish I had never lived. I wish they had carried me from my mother's womb straight to the grave.
I wish I had never lived. I wish they had carried me from my mother's womb straight to the grave.
George Lamsa Translation
I should have been as though I had not lived; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I should have been as though I had not lived; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
Good News Translation
To go from the womb straight to the grave would have been as good as never existing.
To go from the womb straight to the grave would have been as good as never existing.
Lexham English Bible
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been brought from the womb to the grave.
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been brought from the womb to the grave.
Literal Translation
I would have been as though I had never been, carried from the womb to the grave.
I would have been as though I had never been, carried from the womb to the grave.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf they had caried me to my graue, as soone as I was borne, then shulde I be now, as though I had neuer bene.
Yf they had caried me to my graue, as soone as I was borne, then shulde I be now, as though I had neuer bene.
American Standard Version
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
Bible in Basic English
And for me to have been as if I had not been; to have been taken from my mother's body straight to my last resting-place.
And for me to have been as if I had not been; to have been taken from my mother's body straight to my last resting-place.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
King James Version (1611)
I should haue bene as though I had not bene, I should haue bene caried from the wombe to the graue.
I should haue bene as though I had not bene, I should haue bene caried from the wombe to the graue.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And that I were as though I had not ben, but brought from the wombe to the graue.
And that I were as though I had not ben, but brought from the wombe to the graue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and I become as if I had not been? for why was I not carried from the womb to the grave?
and I become as if I had not been? for why was I not carried from the womb to the grave?
English Revised Version
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That Y hadde be, as if Y were not, and `were translatid, ethir borun ouer, fro the wombe to the sepulcre.
That Y hadde be, as if Y were not, and `were translatid, ethir borun ouer, fro the wombe to the sepulcre.
Update Bible Version
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
Webster's Bible Translation
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
New King James Version
I would have been as though I had not been. I would have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I would have been as though I had not been. I would have been carried from the womb to the grave.
New Living Translation
It would be as though I had never existed, going directly from the womb to the grave.
It would be as though I had never existed, going directly from the womb to the grave.
New Life Bible
I should have been as if I had never lived, carried from my mother to the grave.'
I should have been as if I had never lived, carried from my mother to the grave.'
New Revised Standard
and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave.
and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
As though I had not been, should I have become, - from the womb to the grave, might I have been borne.
As though I had not been, should I have become, - from the womb to the grave, might I have been borne.
Douay-Rheims Bible
I should have been as if I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave.
I should have been as if I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave.
Revised Standard Version
and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave.
and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave.
Young's Literal Translation
As I had not been, I am, From the belly to the grave I am brought,
As I had not been, I am, From the belly to the grave I am brought,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'I should have been as though I had not been, Carried from womb to tomb.'
'I should have been as though I had not been, Carried from womb to tomb.'
Contextual Overview
14 but you catch and punish me each time I sin. 15 Guilty or innocent, I am condemned and ashamed because of my troubles. 16 No matter how hard I try, you keep hunting me down like a powerful lion. 17 You never stop accusing me; you become furious and attack over and over again. 18 Why did you let me be born? I would rather have died before birth 19 and been carried to the grave without ever breathing. 20 I have only a few days left. Why don't you leave me alone? Let me find some relief, 21 before I travel to the land 22 of darkness and despair, the place of no return.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 58:8
Reciprocal: Job 3:3 - Let the day Job 3:10 - it shut not Ecclesiastes 4:3 - better Jeremiah 20:17 - he slew
Cross-References
Genesis 10:1
After the flood Shem, Ham, and Japheth had many descendants.
After the flood Shem, Ham, and Japheth had many descendants.
Genesis 10:2
Japheth's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. They were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. Gomer was the ancestor of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. Javan was the ancestor of Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim, who settled along the coast.
Japheth's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. They were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. Gomer was the ancestor of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. Javan was the ancestor of Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim, who settled along the coast.
Genesis 10:21
Shem's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. He was the older brother of Japheth and the ancestor of the tribes of Eber. Shem was the ancestor of Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. Aram was the ancestor of Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. Arpachshad was the father of Shelah and the grandfather of Eber, whose first son was named Peleg, because it was during his time that tribes divided up the earth. Eber's second son was Joktan. Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. Their land reached from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country in the east.
Shem's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. He was the older brother of Japheth and the ancestor of the tribes of Eber. Shem was the ancestor of Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. Aram was the ancestor of Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. Arpachshad was the father of Shelah and the grandfather of Eber, whose first son was named Peleg, because it was during his time that tribes divided up the earth. Eber's second son was Joktan. Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. Their land reached from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country in the east.
Genesis 14:2
attacked King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, also known as the city of Zoar.
attacked King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, also known as the city of Zoar.
Genesis 18:20
The Lord said, "Abraham, I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are doing all kinds of evil things.
The Lord said, "Abraham, I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are doing all kinds of evil things.
Genesis 20:1
Abraham moved to the Southern Desert, where he settled between Kadesh and Shur. Later he went to Gerar, and while there
Abraham moved to the Southern Desert, where he settled between Kadesh and Shur. Later he went to Gerar, and while there
Genesis 26:1
Once during Abraham's lifetime, the fields had not produced enough grain, and now the same thing happened. So Isaac went to King Abimelech of the Philistines in the land of Gerar,
Once during Abraham's lifetime, the fields had not produced enough grain, and now the same thing happened. So Isaac went to King Abimelech of the Philistines in the land of Gerar,
Deuteronomy 32:8
that God Most High gave land to every nation. He assigned a guardian angel to each of them,
that God Most High gave land to every nation. He assigned a guardian angel to each of them,
Judges 16:1
One day while Samson was in Gaza, he saw a prostitute and went to her house to spend the night.
One day while Samson was in Gaza, he saw a prostitute and went to her house to spend the night.
Jeremiah 25:20
and all the foreigners who lived in the country. Next I went to the king of Uz, and then to the four kings of Philistia, who ruled from Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what was left of Ashdod.
and all the foreigners who lived in the country. Next I went to the king of Uz, and then to the four kings of Philistia, who ruled from Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what was left of Ashdod.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I should have been as though I had not been,.... For though it cannot be said absolutely of such an one, an abortive or untimely birth, that it is a nonentity, or never existed; yet comparatively it is as if it never had a being; it being seen by none or very few, it having had no name, nor any conversation among men; but at once buried, and buried in forgetfulness, as if no such one had ever been; see Ecclesiastes 6:3. This Job wished for, for so some render it, "oh, that I had been as though I had never been" f; and then he would have never been involved in such troubles he was, he would have been free from all his afflictions and distresses, and never have had any experience of the sorrows that now surrounded him:
I should have been carried from the womb to the grave; if he had not been brought out of it, the womb had been his grave, as in Jeremiah 20:17; or if he had died in it, and had been stillborn, he would quickly have been carried to his grave; he would have seen and known nothing of life and of the world, and the things in it; and particularly of the troubles that attend mortals here: his passage in it and through it would have been very short, or none at all, no longer than from the womb to the grave; and so should never have known what sorrow was, or such afflictions he now endured; such an one being in his esteem happier than he; see Ecclesiastes 4:3.
f So Vatablus, Piscator, and some in Mercerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I should have been carried from the womb to the grave - See the notes at Job 3:16.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 10:19. I should have been as though — Had I given up the ghost as soon as born, as I could not then have been conscious of existence, it would have been, as it respects myself, as though I had never been; being immediately transported from my mother's womb to the grave.
