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Job 3:17
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There the wicked cease to make trouble,and there the weary find rest.
There the wicked cease from troubling; There the weary are at rest.
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.
In the grave the wicked stop making trouble, and the weary workers are at rest.
There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
"There [in death] the wicked cease from raging, And there the weary are at rest.
"There the wicked cease from raging, And there the weary are at rest.
There the wicked cease from troubling; There the weary are at rest.
The wicked haue there ceased from their tyrannie, and there they that laboured valiantly, are at rest.
There the wicked cease from raging,And there the weary of strength are at rest.
There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
prisoners live at peace together without hearing a taskmaster's yells.
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the wearied are at rest.
There the wicked stop causing trouble, and the weary find rest.
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest.
In the grave wicked people stop their evil, and tired workers find rest at last.
There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest;
There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest;
There must the wicked ceasse from their tyranny, there soch as are ouerlaboured, be at rest:
There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.
There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.
There must the wicked ceasse from their tyrannie, and there such as laboured valiauntly be at rest:
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest.
There the wicked cease from troubling: and there the wearie be at rest.
There the ungodly have burnt out the fury of rage; there the wearied in body rest.
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
There wickid men ceessiden of noise, and there men maad wery of strengthe restiden.
There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.
There the wicked cease [from] troubling; and there the weary are at rest.
There the wicked cease from troubling, And there the weary are at rest.
For in death the wicked cause no trouble, and the weary are at rest.
There the troubles of the sinful stop. There the tired are at rest.
There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.
There, the lawless, cease from raging, and there the toil-worn are at rest:
There the wicked cease from tumult, and there the wearied in strength are at rest.
There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.
There the wicked have ceased troubling, And there rest do the wearied in power.
"There the wicked cease from raging, And there the weary are at rest.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the wicked: Job 14:13, Psalms 55:5-8, Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:4, 2 Thessalonians 1:6, 2 Thessalonians 1:7, 2 Peter 2:8
the weary: Heb. the wearied in strength
at rest: Isaiah 57:1, Isaiah 57:2, Hebrews 4:9, Hebrews 4:11, Revelation 14:13
Reciprocal: Job 16:7 - he hath Job 17:16 - rest Job 18:2 - mark Job 20:22 - wicked Job 21:33 - sweet Ecclesiastes 4:2 - General Ecclesiastes 7:1 - the day Ecclesiastes 9:6 - their love
Cross-References
The woman answered, "God said we could eat fruit from any tree in the garden,
except the one in the middle. He told us not to eat fruit from that tree or even to touch it. If we do, we will die."
"God understands what will happen on the day you eat fruit from that tree. You will see what you have done, and you will know the difference between right and wrong, just as God does."
The woman stared at the fruit. It looked beautiful and tasty. She wanted the wisdom that it would give her, and she ate some of the fruit. Her husband was there with her, so she gave some to him, and he ate it too.
Right away they saw what they had done, and they realized they were naked. Then they sewed fig leaves together to make something to cover themselves.
The Lord called out to the man and asked, "Where are you?"
"How did you know you were naked?" God asked. "Did you eat any fruit from that tree in the middle of the garden?"
The Lord God then asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The snake tricked me," she answered. "And I ate some of that fruit."
So the Lord God said to the snake: "Because of what you have done, you will be the only animal to suffer this curse— For as long as you live, you will crawl on your stomach and eat dirt.
Then the Lord said to the woman, "You will suffer terribly when you give birth. But you will still desire your husband, and he will rule over you."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
There the wicked cease [from] troubling,.... At death, and in the grave; such who have been like the troubled sea, that cannot rest, have always been either devising or doing mischief while living, in the grave can do neither; there is no work nor device there; such who are never easy, and cannot sleep unless they do mischief, when dead have no power to do any, and are quite still and inactive; such who have been troublers of good men, as profane persons by their ungodly lives, false teachers by their pernicious doctrines and blasphemies, cruel persecutors by their hard speeches, bitter calumnies and reproaches, and severe usage; those, when they die themselves, cease from giving further trouble, or when the righteous die, they can disturb them no more; yea, a good man at death is not only no more troubled by wicked men, but no more by his own wicked heart, nor any more by that wicked one Satan; there and then all these cease from giving him any further molestation:
and there the weary be at rest; wicked men, either who here tire and weary themselves with committing sin, to which they are slaves and drudges, and especially with persecuting and troubling the saints, shall rest front such acts of sin and wickedness, of which they will be no more capable; or else good men, who are weary of sin, and long to be rid of it, to whom it is a burden, and under which they groan, and are weary of the troubles and afflictions they meet with in the world; and what with one thing and another are weary of their lives, and desire to depart and be with Christ; these at death and in the grave are at rest, their bodies from toil and labour, and from all painful disorder, and pressing afflictions, and from all the oppressions and vexations of wicked and ungodly men; their souls rest in the arms of Jesus, from sin and all consciousness of it, from the temptations of Satan, from all doubts and fears, and every spiritual enemy, by whom they can be no more annoyed: some render the words, "there rest the labours of strength" u: such toils are over that break the strength of men; or "the labours of violence" w, which are imposed upon them through violence, by cruel and imperious men; but at death and in the grave will cease and be no more, even labour of all sorts; see Revelation 14:13.
u יגיעי כח "labores roboris", Michaelis. w "Labores violentiae", Schmidt.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
There the wicked cease - from “troubling.” In the grave - where kings and princes and infants lie. This verse is often applied to heaven, and the language is such as will express the condition of that blessed world. But as used by Job it had no such reference. It relates only to the grave. It is language which beautifully expresses the condition of the dead, and the “desirableness” even of an abode in the tomb. They who are there, are free from the vexations and annoyances to which people are exposed in this life. The wicked cannot torture their limbs by the fires of persecution, or wound their feelings by slander, or oppress and harass them in regard to their property, or distress them by thwarting their plans, or injure them by impugnlug their motives. All is peaceful and calm in the grave, and “there” is a place where the malicious designs of wicked people cannot reach us. The object of this verse and the two following is! to show the “reasons” why it was desirable to be in the grave, rather than to live and to suffer the ills of this life. We are not to suppose that Job referred exclusively to his own case in all this. tie is describing, in general, the happy condition of the dead, and we have no reason to think that he had been particularly annoyed by wicked people. But the pious often are, and hence, it should be a matter of gratitude that there is one place, at least, where the wicked cannot annoy the good; and where the persecuted, the oppressed, and the slandered may lie down in peace.
And there the weary be at rest - Margin, “Wearied in strength.” The margin is in accordance with the Hebrew. The meaning is, those whose strength is exhausted; who are worn down by the toils and eares of life, and who feel the need of rest. Never was more beautiful language employed than occurs in this verse. What a charm such language throws even over the grave - like strewing flowers, and planting roses around the tomb! Who should fear to die, if prepared, when such is to be the condition of the dead? Who is there that is not in some way troubled by the wicked - by their thoughtless, ungodly life; by persecution, contempt, and slander? compare 2 Peter 2:8; Psalms 39:1. Who is there that is not at some time weary with his load of care, anxiety, and trouble? Who is there whose strength does not become exhausted, and to whom rest is not grateful and refreshing? And who is there, therefore, to whom, if prepared for heaven, the grave would not be a place of calm and grateful rest? And though true religion will not prompt us to wish that we had lain down there in early childhood, as Job wished, yet no dictate of piety is violated when “we” look forward with calm delight to the time when we may repose where the wicked cease from troubling, and where the weary be at rest. O grave, thou art a peaceful spot! Thy rest is calm: thy slumbers are sweet.
Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear
Invade thy bounds. No mortal woes
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here,
While angels watch the soft repose.
So Jesus slept; God’s dying Son
Passed through the grave, and blest the bed.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 3:17. There the wicked cease — In the grave the oppressors of men cease from irritating, harassing, and distressing their fellow creatures and dependents.
And there the weary be at rest. — Those who were worn out with the cruelties and tyrannies of the above. The troubles and the troubled, the restless and the submissive, the toils of the great and the labours of the slave, are here put in opposition.
