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I would be asleep and at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For then I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept; then I would have been at rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For now I would have lain still and been quiet, I would have been asleep; Then I would have been at rest<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For now I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept then, I would have been at rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For now I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept then, I would have been at rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For now I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept then, I would have been at rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For now I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept then; it would have been rest to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For now I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept then, I would have been at rest [in death],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now I would certainly be lying down in peace; I would be asleep. Then I would be at rest<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now I would certainly be lying down in peace; I would be asleep. Then I would be at rest <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now I would be at peace in the silent world below <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Instead of being alive, I would now be quietly lying down. I would now be sleeping peacefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If I had died then, I would be at rest now, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If I had died, I would be lying down by now, undisturbed, asleep, and at rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For now I would be lying down and would be quiet, I would be asleep and then at peace <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For now should I have lain down and been quiet. I should have slept, then I would have been at rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For now I should have lain down and been quiet. I should have slept, then I would have been at rest, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For now, I have lain down, and am quiet, I have slept—then there is rest to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For now, I have lain down, and am quiet, I have slept -- then there is rest to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For now I lay down and I shall rest; I slept: then there will be rest to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For now I should have been asleep and still, and should have rest in my sleep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For by now, I should have been sleeping silently, and taking rest in my sleep<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For then I should have lain down and been tranquil; had I slept, I should then have been at rest <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now I would be lying down and quiet; I would be asleep; then I would be at rest<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For now I should have been laid in the grave and been quiet, I should have slept; then I should have been at rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But doubtless now I had been sleeping and quiet, and I had been lying down and resting<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For now should I have lain still and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/3-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=453" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm">Job Laments His Birth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed? <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">now</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: šā·ḵaḇ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">I would be lying down</a> <a href="/hebrew/8252.htm" title="8252: wə·’eš·qō·wṭ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs) -- To be quiet or undisturbed. A primitive root; to repose.">in peace;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3462.htm" title="3462: yā·šan·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To sleep. A primitive root; properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. sleep; also to grow old, stale or inveterate.">I would be asleep</a> <a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: yā·nū·aḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">at rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/4-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:2-3</a></span><br />So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive. / But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Jeremiah 20:14-18</a></span><br />Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. / Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. / May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Revelation 14:13</a></span><br />And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1-2</a></span><br />The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil. / Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13-14</a></span><br />Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. / For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/13-3.htm">Psalm 13:3</a></span><br />Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">1 Kings 2:10</a></span><br />Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-11.htm">John 11:11-14</a></span><br />After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.” / His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.” / They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Psalm 88:10-12</a></span><br />Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah / Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? / Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18-20</a></span><br />Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. / If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men. / But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-15.htm">Genesis 15:15</a></span><br />You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-10.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:10</a></span><br />He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,</p><p class="hdg">then had I been at rest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:3-5</a></b></br> If a man beget an hundred <i>children</i>, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also <i>that</i> he have no burial; I say, <i>that</i> an untimely birth <i>is</i> better than he… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:10</a></b></br> Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do <i>it</i> with thy might; for <i>there is</i> no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Lain</a> <a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/esther/7-4.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/esther/6-1.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-20.htm">Slept</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/76-6.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/psalms/3-5.htm">Lain</a> <a href="/job/3-18.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/3-26.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/3-17.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/4-13.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/psalms/3-5.htm">Slept</a><div class="vheading2">Job 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/3-1.htm">Job curses the day and services of his birth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/3-13.htm">The ease of death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/3-20.htm">He complains of life, because of his anguish.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For now I would be lying down in peace;</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's deep desire for relief from his suffering. In the context of the ancient Near Eastern culture, lying down in peace often symbolized death, which was seen as a release from the troubles of life. Job's lament here is not a wish for death itself but for the peace that he believes death would bring. This longing for peace can be connected to the biblical theme of rest found in <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a>, where God rests on the seventh day, and in <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>, which speaks of a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Job's expression of wanting to lie down in peace also foreshadows the ultimate peace and rest found in Christ, who offers rest for the weary (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<p><b>I would be asleep</b><br>In the biblical context, sleep is often used as a metaphor for death (<a href="/john/11-11.htm">John 11:11-14</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13-15</a>). Job's use of the term "asleep" suggests a state of unconsciousness and inactivity, contrasting with his current state of turmoil and suffering. This metaphorical use of sleep indicates a temporary state, implying hope for awakening or resurrection, which is a theme developed more fully in the New Testament. The idea of sleep as a peaceful state also reflects the cultural understanding of death as a time when one is free from the struggles and pains of earthly life.<p><b>and at rest.</b><br>Rest, in the biblical sense, often signifies a cessation from labor and struggle, as seen in the concept of the Sabbath (<a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>). For Job, rest would mean an end to his intense physical and emotional suffering. This longing for rest can be seen as a type of the ultimate rest promised to believers in the eschatological hope of eternal life with God, where there will be no more pain or suffering (<a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>). The rest Job seeks is a precursor to the rest offered by Jesus, who provides spiritual rest and peace to those who trust in Him (<a href="/hebrews/4.htm">Hebrews 4:1-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and perseverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_lament.htm">Job's Lament</a></b><br>This chapter marks the beginning of Job's lament, where he curses the day of his birth and expresses a deep desire for relief from his suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's lament is a raw and honest expression of his suffering. It reminds us that even the most faithful can experience deep despair and that it is okay to bring our honest emotions before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_search_for_peace.htm">The Search for Peace</a></b><br>Job's desire for rest in death reflects a deep longing for peace. As Christians, we are reminded that true peace is found in Christ, who offers rest for our souls even amidst life's trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_life.htm">The Value of Life</a></b><br>While Job wishes for death as an escape, the broader biblical account affirms the value and purpose of life, even in suffering. We are called to trust in God's sovereignty and goodness, even when we do not understand our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_despair.htm">Hope Beyond Despair</a></b><br>Job's account does not end in despair. It ultimately points to the hope and restoration that God provides. We are encouraged to hold onto hope, knowing that God is with us in our suffering and has a plan for our redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_face_hardship_today.htm">If Psalm 3 assures the faithful of protection, why do many believers still face hardship or unanswered pleas today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_reason_with_god_if_exodus_33_20.htm">In Job 13:3, how can Job claim he wants to reason directly with God if Exodus 33:20 states no one can see God and live?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_eccl._7_1_value_life_biblically.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:1 says the day of death is better than the day of birth--how does this not undermine the inherent value of life found elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zophar_with_psalm_73.htm">How do we reconcile Zophar's rigid cause-and-effect theology in Job 20 with other biblical passages (like Psalm 73) that acknowledge the prosperity of the wicked without immediate judgment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For now should I have lain still and been quiet</span>. "In that case, I should now (<span class="hebrew">עתָּה</span>) have been lying still and resting myself," instead of tossing about, and being full of restlessness and suffering." <span class="cmt_word">I should have slept</span>. The life in the intermediate state is called "sleep," even in the New Testament (<a href="/matthew/9-24.htm">Matthew 9:24</a>; <a href="/john/11-11.htm">John 11:11</a>; <a href="/acts/7-60.htm">Acts 7:60</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18, 51</a>, etc.). Job, perhaps, imagined it to be, actually, a sound, dreamless slumber. <span class="cmt_word">Then should I have been at rest;</span> literally, then (<span class="hebrew">אז</span>) <span class="accented">would there have been rest for me."</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/3-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">now</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֭תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I would be lying down</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḵaḇ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in peace;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶשְׁק֑וֹט</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eš·qō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8252.htm">Strong's 8252: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be quiet or undisturbed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I would be asleep</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šan·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3462.htm">Strong's 3462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be slack, languid, sleep, to grow old, stale, inveterate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֤ז ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at rest</span><br /><span class="heb">יָנ֬וּחַֽ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·nū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rest, settle down</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/3-13.htm">OT Poetry: Job 3:13 For now should I have lain down (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/3-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 3:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 3:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/3-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 3:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 3:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>