Job 3:21 - Easy To Read Version

²¹ That person wants to die,\par but death does not come.\par That sad person searches for death\par more than for hidden treasure.\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Which long for death, but it cometh not; And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Who long and wait for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Common English Bible

²¹ those waiting in vain for death, who search for it more than for treasure,

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ who expect death, and it does not arrive, like those who dig for treasure

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure:

Job 3:21 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 19:4

Then Elijah walked for a whole day into the desert. Elijah sat down under a bush. He asked to die. Elijah said, “I have had enough, Lord! Let me die. I am no better than my ancestors. [210] ”

Job 11:20

Bad people might look for help,\par but they won’t escape their troubles.\par Their hope leads only to death.”\par

Job 3:22

Those people would be happy\par to find their grave.\par They would rejoice\par to find their tomb.\par

Job 6:8

“I wish I could have what I ask for.\par I wish God would give me what I want.\par

Job 6:9

I wish God would crush me,\par just go ahead and kill me!\par

Job 7:15

So I prefer to be choked to death\par than to live.\par

Proverbs 2:4

Look for wisdom like silver. Look for it like a hidden treasure.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

I decided that things are better for people that have died than for people that are still alive.

Jeremiah 8:3

“I will force the people of Judah to leave their homes and their land. The people will be taken away to foreign lands. Some of the people of Judah that were not killed in the war will wish that they had been killed.” This message is from the Lord.

Jonah 4:3

So now I ask you, Lord, please kill me. It is better for me to die than to live!”

Jonah 4:8

After the sun was high in the sky, God caused a hot east wind to blow. The sun became very hot on Jonah’s head and Jonah became very, very weak. Jonah asked God to let him die. Jonah said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

Numbers 11:15

If you plan to continue giving me their troubles, then kill me now. If you accept me as your servant, then let me die now. Then I will be finished with all my troubles!”

Revelation 9:6

During those days people will look for a way to die, but they will not find it. They will want to die, but death will hide from them.