Job 3:20

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Why is light given to one burdened with grief, and life to those whose existence is bitter,

Cross References

Jeremiah 20:18

Why did I come out of the womb to see only struggle and sorrow, to end my life in shame?

Proverbs 31:6

Give beer to one who is dying and wine to one whose life is bitter.

1 Samuel 1:10

Deeply hurt, Hannah prayed to the Lord and wept with many tears.

Job 33:30

in order to turn him back from the Pit, so he may shine with the light of life.

Job 6:9

that he would decide to crush me, to unleash his power and cut me off!

Job 3:16

Or why was I not hidden like a miscarried child, like infants who never see daylight?

2 Kings 4:27

When she came up to the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet.  Gehazi came to push her away, but the man of God said, ‘Leave her alone #– #she is in severe anguish,  and the Lord has hidden it from me. He hasn’t told me.’

Job 33:28

He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will continue to see the light.’

Job 3:19

Both small and great are there, and the slave is set free from his master.