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id="topheading"><a href="../job/3-22.htm" title="Job 3:22">◄</a> Job 3:23 <a href="../job/3-24.htm" title="Job 3:24">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Why is life given to those with no future, those God has surrounded with difficulties?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“<i>Why is light given</i> to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has shut off?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“<i>Why is light given</i> to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“<i>Why is the light of day given</i> to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why is life given to a man whose path is hidden, whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why is life given to a man whose path is hidden, whom God has hedged in? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Why do I go on living when God has me surrounded, and I can't see the road? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God keeps their future hidden and hems them in on every side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Why give light to those whose paths have been hidden, to those whom God has fenced in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />To the formerly successful man who lost his way in life, and God fenced him in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in? </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Why is light given</i> to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Why is light given</i> to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/job/3.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/job/3.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/job/3.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br /><i> Why is light given</i> to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has made a hedge about?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/job/3.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />To the man whose way is hidden, and whom +God hath hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/job/3.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Why is the light giuen to the man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/job/3.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />From whom their endes are hyd, and consealed by God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/job/3.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />To the man whose waye is hyd, which God kepeth backe from him.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To a man whose way has been hidden, "" And whom God shuts up?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To a man whose way hath been hidden, And whom God doth shut up?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To a man whose way was hid, and God will hedge about him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To a man whose way is hidden, and God hath surrounded him with darkness? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />to a man whose way is hidden and whom God has surrounded with darkness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To a man whose way is hidden and God descends upon him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Death <i>is</i> rest to <i>such</i> a man, for God has hedged him in.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td 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From gabar; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply.">Why is life given to a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whose</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: dar·kōw (N-csc:: 3ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">way</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: nis·tā·rāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">is hidden,</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433: ’ĕ·lō·w·ah (N-ms) -- God, god. Probably prolonged From 'el; a deity or the Deity.">whom God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ba·‘ă·ḏōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5526.htm" title="5526: way·yā·seḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Or sakak; a primitive root; properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, protect.">has hedged in?</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397. geber (gheh'-ber) -- man">To a man</a><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834. 'aher (ash-er') -- who, which, that"> whose</a><a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner"> way</a><a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641. cathar (saw-thar') -- to hide, conceal"> hath been hidden</a><a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433. 'elowahh (el-o'-ah; rarely (shortened) >eloahh {el-o'-ah) -- God, god">, And whom God</a><a href="/hebrew/5526.htm" title="5526. cakak (saw-kak') -- cover"> doth shut up?</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/job/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">Why is life given to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="גֶּבֶר_1 ncmsa 1397"> a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> whose</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbsc 1870"> path</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="סתר vnp3fs 5641"> is hidden</a>,  <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="אֱלֹוהַּ ncmsa 433"> God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5526.htm" title="סכך_1 vhw3msXa 5526"> has hedged in</a>?</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/job/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397. geber (gheh'-ber) -- man">"[Why is light given] to a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834. 'aher (ash-er') -- who, which, that">whose</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">way</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641. cathar (saw-thar') -- to hide, conceal">is hidden,</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433. 'elowahh (el-o'-ah; rarely (shortened) >eloahh {el-o'-ah) -- God, god">And whom God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5480b.htm" title="5480b">has hedged</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">in?</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/job/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397. geber (gheh'-ber) -- man">[Why is light given] to a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">whose way</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641. cathar (saw-thar') -- to hide, conceal">is hid,</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433. 'elowahh (el-o'-ah; rarely (shortened) >eloahh {el-o'-ah) -- God, god">and whom God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5526.htm" title="5526. cakak (saw-kak') -- cover">hath hedged in?</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/3-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 3:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 3:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/3-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 3:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 3:24" /></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> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>