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Why give light to those in grief <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 one in misery and life to those who find it so bitter,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Why does God give light to the sufferer or life to the bitter person:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter, </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 />Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter <i>in</i> soul;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/job/3.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Therefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;<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 him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,<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 him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,<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 him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/job/3.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter <i>in</i> soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/job/3.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;<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 him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul;<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 />Wherefore is the light giuen to him that is in miserie? and life vnto them that haue heauie hearts?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/job/3.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Wherefore is the light geuen to hym that is in miserie? & lyfe vnto them that haue heauy heartes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/job/3.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Wherfore is the light geuen, to him that is in mysery? and life vnto them, that haue heuy hertes?</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 />Why does He give light to the miserable, and life to the bitter soul?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore shall light be given to him toiling, and life to the bitter of soul?<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 />Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to them that are in bitterness of soul? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Why is light given to the miserable, and life to those who are in bitterness of soul,<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 />Why is light given to sufferers and life to the bitter of soul<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 him who is in trouble, and life to the bitter in soul,<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 />Wherewith is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, and life to those souls which are in griefs?</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <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> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/job/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lām·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·wr (N-cs) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">is light</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">given</a> <a href="/hebrew/6001.htm" title="6001: lə·‘ā·mêl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Toiling, a laborer, sorrowful. From amal; toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful.">to the miserable,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: wə·ḥay·yîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">and life</a> <a href="/hebrew/4751.htm" title="4751: lə·mā·rê (Prep-l:: Adj-mpc) -- Bitter, bitterness. Or marah; from marar; bitter; also bitterness, or bitterly.">to the bitter</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nā·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">of soul,</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/9997.htm0">Why</a><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set"> giveth</a><a href="/hebrew/6001.htm" title="6001. amel (aw-male') -- labors"> He to the miserable</a><a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216. 'owr (ore) -- a light"> light</a><a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416. chay (khah'-ee) -- age">, and life</a><a href="/hebrew/4751.htm" title="4751. mar (mar) -- bitter, bitterness"> to the bitter</a><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315. nephesh (neh'-fesh) -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion "> soul?</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</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"></a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="אֹור ncbsa 216"> is light</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi3ms 5414"> given</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6001.htm" title="עָמֵל ncmsa 6001"> one burdened with grief</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="חַי_1 ncmpa 2416"> life</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsa 5315"> those whose existence</a> <a href="/hebrew/4751.htm" title="מַר_1 ampc 4751"> is bitter</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/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything">"Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216. 'owr (ore) -- a light">is light</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">given</a> <a href="/hebrew/6001a.htm" title="6001a">to him who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6001a.htm" title="6001a">suffers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2425b.htm" title="2425b">And life</a> <a href="/hebrew/4751.htm" title="4751. mar (mar) -- bitter, bitterness">to the bitter</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315. nephesh (neh'-fesh) -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion ">of soul,</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/216.htm" title="216. 'owr (ore) -- a light">Wherefore is light</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">given</a> <a href="/hebrew/6001.htm" title="6001. amel (aw-male') -- labors">to him that is in misery,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416. chay (khah'-ee) -- age">and life</a> <a href="/hebrew/4751.htm" title="4751. mar (mar) -- bitter, bitterness">unto the bitter</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315. nephesh (neh'-fesh) -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion ">[in] soul;</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/3-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 3:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 3:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/3-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 3:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 3:21" /></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>