Job 3:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁰ “Why is light given to one in misery and life to the bitter in soul,

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Why is light [of life] given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;

Common English Bible

²⁰ Why is light given to the hard worker, life to those bitter of soul,

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Why is light given to the miserable, and life to those who are in bitterness of soul,

Job 3:20 Cross References

Jeremiah 20:18

Why did I come forth from the womb to see toil and sorrow and spend my days in shame?

Proverbs 31:6

Give strong drink to one who is perishing and wine to those in bitter distress;

1 Samuel 1:10

She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.

Job 33:30

to bring back their souls from the Pit, so that they may see the light of life.

Job 6:9

that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!

Job 3:16

Or why was I not buried like a stillborn child, like an infant that never sees the light?

2 Kings 4:27

When she came to the man of God at the mountain, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away, but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for she is in bitter distress; the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me.”

Job 33:28

He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and my life shall see the light.’

Job 3:19

The small and the great are there, and the slaves are free from their masters.