Job 3:20

Tree of Life Version

Why is light given to one who suffers and life to the bitter of soul,

Cross References

Jeremiah 20:18

Why did I ever come forth out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow, and my days end in shame?

Proverbs 31:6

Give strong drink to one who is dying, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed—

1 Samuel 1:10

While her soul was bitter, she prayed to Adonai and wept.

Job 33:30

to bring his soul back from the Pit, that he may be illuminated with the light of life.

Job 6:9

that God would be willing to crush me, to release His hand, and cut me off!

Job 3:16

Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn, like infants who never saw light?

2 Kings 4:27

But when she arrived at the mountain, up to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. Then Gehazi stepped forward to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is bitter within her, yet Adonai has hid it from me and has not told me.”

Job 33:28

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

Job 3:19

Small and great are there; and slave is free from his master.