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they no longer hear the slave driver&#8217s shout.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Even captives are at ease in death, with no guards to curse them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There the prisoners are at ease together; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>There</i> the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>There</i> the prisoners rest together; They do not hear the voice of the oppressor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The prisoners are at ease together; They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The prisoners are at ease together; They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The prisoners are at ease together; They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The prisoners are at ease together; They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“There the prisoners rest together; They do not hear the taskmaster’s voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The captives are completely at rest; they do not hear a taskmaster’s voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The captives are completely at ease; they do not hear the voice of their oppressor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone is there--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There the prisoners are at ease together; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There the captives have no troubles at all. There they do not hear the shouting of the slave driver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Even prisoners enjoy peace, free from shouts and harsh commands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In that place, those who once were prisoners will be at ease together; they won't hear the voice of oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There the prisoners relax together; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There the prisoners are at ease together. They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There the prisoners are at ease together. They don’t hear the voice of the taskmaster. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Together prisoners have been at ease, "" They have not heard the voice of an exactor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Together prisoners have been at ease, They have not heard the voice of an exactor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They being bound, rested together; they heard not the voice of the taskmaster.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they sometime bound together without disquiet, have not heard the voice of the oppressor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And at such times, having been bound together without difficulty, they have not heard the voice of the bailiff.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The captives are at ease together, and hear no overseer’s voice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There the prisoners are at ease together; they do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Together prisoners are calm and they do not hear the voice of the oppressor<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the men of old time have together ceased to hear the exactor's voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/3-18.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=483" 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">17</span>There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/615.htm" title="615: ’ă·sî·rîm (N-mp) -- A bondman, prisoner. From 'acar; bound, i.e. A captive.">The captives</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: ya·ḥaḏ (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">enjoy</a> <a href="/hebrew/7599.htm" title="7599: ša·’ă·nā·nū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To be at ease or at peace, rest securely. A primitive root; to loll, i.e. Be peaceful.">their ease;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/5065.htm" title="5065: nō·ḡêś (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To press, drive, oppress, exact. A primitive root; to drive; by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize.">of the oppressor.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.…<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="/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/14-3.htm">Isaiah 14:3</a></span><br />On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a></span><br />There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/4-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:1-3</a></span><br />Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter. / 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="/isaiah/57-2.htm">Isaiah 57:2</a></span><br />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="/revelation/6-11.htm">Revelation 6:11</a></span><br />Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6</a></span><br />I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Jeremiah 31:25</a></span><br />for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”<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/94-13.htm">Psalm 94:13</a></span><br />to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-13.htm">Daniel 12:13</a></span><br />But as for you, go on your way until the end. You will rest, and then you will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">1 Corinthians 15:51-52</a></span><br />Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— / in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.</p><p class="hdg">they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/39-7.htm">Job 39:7</a></b></br> He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Exodus 5:6-8,15-19</a></b></br> And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3</a></b></br> And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/2-6.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/job/39-7.htm">Driver's</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-9.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-36.htm">Enjoy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-2.htm">Exactor</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-27.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/job/3-7.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-9.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Oppressor</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-42.htm">Overseer</a> <a href="/job/3-13.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-21.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/job/3-17.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/3-7.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-8.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/job/2-11.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/3-7.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/job/39-7.htm">Driver's</a> <a href="/job/4-12.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/job/3-26.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/job/14-6.htm">Enjoy</a> <a href="/job/39-7.htm">Exactor</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/job/7-8.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/job/6-23.htm">Oppressor</a> <a href="/psalms/5-1.htm">Overseer</a> <a href="/job/3-26.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/12-19.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/job/3-26.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/19-7.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/job/3-19.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/job/6-2.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/4-10.htm">Voice</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>The captives enjoy their ease;</b><br>In this context, "captives" refers to those who have been imprisoned or enslaved, often due to war or conquest. In the ancient Near East, captivity was a common fate for those defeated in battle. The phrase suggests a state of rest or peace, which is paradoxical given their previous suffering. This can be seen as a metaphor for death, where earthly struggles cease. Biblically, this reflects the idea that in death, the burdens of life are lifted, as seen in <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:5-6</a>, where the dead are free from the troubles of the living. Theologically, it can be interpreted as a foreshadowing of the ultimate rest found in Christ, who offers freedom from spiritual captivity (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>).<p><b>they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.</b><br>The "voice of the oppressor" symbolizes the constant demands and harsh treatment experienced by captives. In ancient times, oppressors were often foreign rulers or slave masters who exerted control over their captives. The absence of this voice in death suggests a release from suffering and injustice. This echoes the biblical theme of God as a deliverer from oppression, as seen in the Exodus narrative (<a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-8</a>). It also points to the eschatological hope found in <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>, where God promises to wipe away every tear, and there will be no more pain or suffering. This phrase can be seen as a type of Christ, who silences the ultimate oppressor, sin, and offers eternal peace to believers.<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, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/captives.htm">Captives</a></b><br>Refers to those who are imprisoned or enslaved, often used metaphorically to describe those in spiritual or emotional bondage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/oppressor.htm">Oppressor</a></b><br>Represents those who exert control or inflict suffering on others, whether physically, emotionally, or spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Job's lament highlights the depth of human suffering and the longing for relief. It is important to acknowledge the reality of suffering in our lives and the lives of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>The verse points to a future hope where captives find ease. As Christians, we are called to be agents of hope and freedom, advocating for those who are oppressed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_rest.htm">Spiritual Rest</a></b><br>True rest from oppression comes through a relationship with God. In Christ, we find spiritual rest and freedom from the bondage of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_and_compassion.htm">Empathy and Compassion</a></b><br>Job's expression of suffering encourages us to develop empathy and compassion for those who are in distress, offering support and understanding.<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/what_does_skeptical_theism_say_on_divine_hiddenness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental health?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'bathing_steps_in_butter'_literal.htm">Is the image of 'bathing his steps in butter' (Job 29:6) literal, and does it align with known ancient customs or practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_noah,_daniel,_job_in_ezekiel.htm">How can the mention of 'Noah, Daniel, and Job' in Ezekiel 14:14 be reconciled with their differing historical timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_threats_to_jeremiah_align_with_divine_protection.htm">Jeremiah 11:18-23: How do these threats on Jeremiah's life align with the idea of divine protection for those who follow God's will?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">The oppressor.</span>--As this is the word rendered <span class= "ital">taskmaster </span>in Exodus, some have thought there may be an allusion to that history here.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There the prisoners rest together</span>. "There those who in life were prisoners, condemned to work at enforced labours, enjoy sweet rest together." <span class="cmt_word">They hear not the voice of the oppressor</span>; rather, <span class="accented">of the taskmaster</span> (comp. <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a>; <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Exodus 5:6</a>, where the same word is used). The task. master continually urged on the wearied labourers with such words as those of <a href="/exodus/5-13.htm">Exodus 5:13</a>, "Fulfil your works, fulfil your daily tasks. In the grave these hated sounds would not be heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/3-18.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">The captives</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲסִירִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·sî·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bondman, prisoner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">enjoy</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֭חַד</span> <span class="translit">(ya·ḥaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their ease;</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ša·’ă·nā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7599.htm">Strong's 7599: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be at ease or at peace, rest securely</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hear</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the voice</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the oppressor.</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹגֵֽשׂ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ḡêś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5065.htm">Strong's 5065: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive, to tax, harass, tyrannize</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/3-18.htm">Job 3:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/3-18.htm">Job 3:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/3-18.htm">Job 3:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/3-18.htm">Job 3:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/3-18.htm">Job 3:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/3-18.htm">Job 3:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/3-18.htm">Job 3:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/3-18.htm">Job 3:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/3-18.htm">Job 3:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/3-18.htm">Job 3:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/3-18.htm">OT Poetry: Job 3:18 There the prisoners are at ease together (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/3-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 3:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 3:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/3-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 3:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 3:19" /></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>