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Job 3:21
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who wait for death, but it does not come,and search for it more than for hidden treasure,
Who long for death, but it doesn't come; Dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
to those who wait for death that does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasures,
Who wait for death, but it does not come, And dig (search) for death more [diligently] than for hidden treasures,
Who long for death, but there is none, And dig for it more than for hidden treasures;
Who long for death, but it doesn't come; Dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
Which long for death, and if it come not, they would euen search it more then treasures:
Who long for death, but there is none,And dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
I keep longing for death more than I would seek a valuable treasure.
when at last they find the grave, they are so happy they shout for joy.
Who long for death, and it [cometh] not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;
Such people want to die, but death does not come. They search for death more than for hidden treasure.
Who long for death, but it comes not, and seek it as one seeks a hidden treasure;
They wait for death, but it never comes; they prefer a grave to any treasure.
who wait for death, but it does not come, and search for it more than for treasures,
who is waiting for death, but it is not; and they dig for it more than for treasures?
(Which longe for death, and it commeth not: for yf they might fynde their graue,
Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;
To those whose desire is for death, but it comes not; who are searching for it more than for secret wealth;
Whiche long for death and finde it not, though they search more for it than for treasures:
Who long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Which long for death, but it commeth not, and dig for it more then for hid treasures:
who desire death, and obtain it not, digging for it as for treasures;
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Whiche abiden deeth, and it cometh not;
Who long for death, but it does not come, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Who long for death, but it [cometh] not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Who long for death, but it does not come, And search for it more than hidden treasures;
They long for death, and it won't come. They search for death more eagerly than for hidden treasure.
They wait for death, but there is none. They dig for it more than for hidden riches.
who long for death, but it does not come, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;
Who long for death, and it is not, And have digged for it, beyond hid treasures:
That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure:
who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Who are waiting for death, and it is not, And they seek it above hid treasures.
Who long for death, but there is none, And dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
long: Heb. wait, Numbers 11:15, 1 Kings 19:4, Jonah 4:3, Jonah 4:8, Revelation 9:6
dig: Proverbs 2:4
Reciprocal: Job 36:20 - Desire
Cross-References
The woman answered the snake, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden.
But God told us, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden. You must not even touch it, or you will die.'"
Then, it was as if their eyes were opened. They realized they were naked, so they sewed fig leaves together and made something to cover themselves.
The Lord makes me very happy; all that I am rejoices in my God. He has covered me with clothes of salvation and wrapped me with a coat of goodness, like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding, like a bride dressed in jewels.
God makes people right with himself through their faith in Jesus Christ. This is true for all who believe in Christ, because all people are the same:
Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could become right with God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Which long for death, but it [cometh] not,.... Who earnestly desire, wistly look out, wish for, and expect it, and with open mouth gape for it, as a hungry man for his food, or as the fish for the bait, or the fishermen for the fish, as some a observe the word may signify; but it comes not to their wish and expectation, or so soon as they would have it; the reason is, because the fixed time for it is not come, otherwise it will certainly come at God's appointed time, and often in an hour not thought of; death is not desirable in itself, being a dissolution of nature, or as it is the sanction of the law, or the wages of sin, or a penal evil; and though it is and may be lawfully desired by good men, that they may be free from sin, and be in a better capacity to serve the Lord, and that they may be for ever with him; yet such desires should be expressed with submission to the divine will, and the appointed time should be patiently waited for, and should not be desired merely to be rid of present afflictions and troubles, which was the case of Job, and of those he here describes; see Revelation 9:6;
and dig for it more than for hid treasures; which are naturally hid in the earth; as gold and silver ore, with other metals and precious stones; or which are of choice concealed there from the plunder of others; the former seems rather to be meant, and in digging for which great pains, diligence, and industry, are used, see Proverbs 2:4; and is expressive of the very great importunity and strong desire of men in distressed circumstances after death, seeking diligently and pressing importunately for it; the sin of suicide not being known, or very rare, in that early time, or however was shunned and abhorred even by those that were most weary of their lives: some render it, "who dig for it out off hid treasures" b; out of the bowels of the earth, and the lowest parts of it, could they but find it there: but the Targum, Jarchi, and others, understand it comparatively, as we do.
a So Junius Tremellius, Piscator. vid. Schultens in loc. b ממטמונים "e thesauris", Cocceius "ex imis terrae latebris", Mercerus: "ex locis absconditis", Schmidt.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Which long for death - Whose pain and anguish are so great that they would regard it as a privilege to die. Much as people dread death, and much as they have occasion to dread what is beyond, yet there is no doubt that this often occurs. Pain becomes so intense, and suffering is so protracted, that they would regard it as a privilege to be permitted to die. Yet that sorrow “must” be intense which prompts to this wish, and usually must be long continued. In ordinary cases such is the love of life, and such the dread of death and of what is beyond, that people are willing to bear all that human nature can endure rather than meet death; see the notes at Job 2:4. This idea has been expressed with unsurpassed beauty by Shakespeare:
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely
The pangs of despised love. the law’s delay,
The insolence of office. and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When be himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death -
The undiscovered country, from whose bourne
No traveler returns-puzzles the will;
And makes us rather bear those ills we have,
Than fly to others that we know not of.
Hamlet.
And dig for it - That is, express a stronger desire for it than people do who dig for treasures in the earth. Nothing would more forcibly express the intense desire to die than this expression.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 3:21. Which long for death — They look to it as the end of all their miseries; and long more for a separation from life, than those who love gold do for a rich mine.
