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title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />with kings and rulers of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I would rest with the world’s kings and prime ministers, whose great buildings now lie in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />With kings and counselors of the earth, Who built ruins for themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />With kings and counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt ruins for themselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />With kings and with counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt ruins for themselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />With kings and <i>with</i> counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt ruins for themselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />With kings and <i>with</i> counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt waste places for themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />With kings and counselors of the earth, Who built up [now desolate] ruins for themselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />with the kings and counselors of the earth, who rebuilt ruined cities for themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />with the kings and counselors of the earth, who rebuilt ruined cities for themselves, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />with kings and their advisors whose palaces lie in ruins, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built up waste places for themselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I would be with the kings and the counselors of the world who built for themselves [what are now] ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />sleeping like the kings and rulers who rebuilt ancient palaces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />along with kings and counselors of the earth, who used to build for themselves what are now only ruins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />with kings and counselors of the earth who built for themselves places now desolate, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />with kings and counselors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />With kings and counselors of the earth, who built desolate places for themselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />with kings and counselors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />With kings and counselors of earth, "" These building ruins for themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> With kings and counsellors of earth, These building wastes for themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />With kings and counselors of the earth building the wastes for themselves;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />With kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />with the kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />With kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt what were ruins <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuild ruins for themselves,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />With kings and governors of the earth who built desolate places for themselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />With Kings and Rulers of The Earth who were building up desolations for themselves<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />with kings <i>and</i> councillors of the earth, who gloried in <i>their</i> swords;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/3-14.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=458" 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">13</span>For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mə·lā·ḵîm (N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3289.htm" title="3289: wə·yō·‘ă·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To advise, counsel. A primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.">and counselors</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: hab·bō·nîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">who built</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">for themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/2723.htm" title="2723: ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Waste, desolation, ruin. Feminine of choreb; properly, drought, i.e. a desolation.">cities now in ruins,</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.…<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/2-18.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:18-19</a></span><br />I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me. / And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:15-16</a></span><br />As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands. / This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-18.htm">Isaiah 14:18-19</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb. / But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10-12</a></span><br />For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others. / Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes. / But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-4.htm">Psalm 73:4-5</a></span><br />They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:2-3</a></span><br />It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow. / This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-7.htm">1 Timothy 6:7-10</a></span><br />For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. / But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. / Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-10.htm">James 1:10-11</a></span><br />But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. / For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10-11</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” / And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:8</a></span><br />As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Psalm 39:6</a></span><br />Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-4.htm">Psalm 146:4</a></span><br />When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a></span><br />Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">With kings and counsellors of the earth, which build desolate places for themselves;</p><p class="hdg">kings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/30-23.htm">Job 30:23</a></b></br> For I know <i>that</i> thou wilt bring me <i>to</i> death, and <i>to</i> the house appointed for all living.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">1 Kings 2:10</a></b></br> So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">1 Kings 11:43</a></b></br> And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.</p><p class="hdg">which built.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-28.htm">Job 15:28</a></b></br> And he dwelleth in desolate cities, <i>and</i> in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</a></b></br> Woe unto them that join house to house, <i>that</i> lay field to field, till <i>there be</i> no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/26-20.htm">Ezekiel 26:20</a></b></br> When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/4-10.htm">Build</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Building</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-29.htm">Built</a> <a href="/ezra/8-25.htm">Counsellors</a> <a href="/ezra/8-25.htm">Counselors</a> <a href="/job/3-7.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/1-4.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-2.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/esther/1-14.htm">Places</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/job/3-5.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/5-22.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/esther/6-13.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/19-12.htm">Build</a> <a href="/job/8-6.htm">Building</a> <a href="/job/12-14.htm">Built</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Counsellors</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Counselors</a> <a href="/job/15-28.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/job/4-19.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/3-19.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/3-15.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/job/12-18.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/psalms/31-6.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/job/5-1.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/job/4-18.htm">Places</a> <a href="/job/12-14.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/job/15-28.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/job/4-8.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/6-18.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/job/13-28.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Wise</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'; 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In the ancient Near Eastern context, kings and counselors were often seen as the ultimate authorities, wielding significant control over their realms. The mention of "kings" suggests a connection to the broader biblical narrative where kingship is a central theme, such as in the stories of Saul, David, and Solomon. Counselors, or advisors, were crucial in decision-making processes, as seen in the roles of figures like Ahithophel and Hushai in the court of King David (2 Samuel 15-17). This phrase underscores the universality of death, as even those with great power eventually face mortality.<p><b>who built for themselves cities now in ruins</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the transient nature of human achievements. In the ancient world, building cities was a sign of power and legacy, as seen in the construction of cities like Babylon and Nineveh. Archaeological evidence from sites such as these reveals the grandeur and eventual decline of such civilizations. The ruins serve as a testament to the impermanence of human endeavors, echoing the biblical theme found in <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:2</a>, "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." This also foreshadows the New Testament teaching of Jesus in <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-20</a>, where He advises storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth. The imagery of ruins can be seen as a type pointing to the ultimate kingdom of God, which will never fall into ruin.<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/k/kings_and_counselors.htm">Kings and Counselors</a></b><br>These are the powerful and wise leaders of the earth, who are often seen as figures of authority and influence. In this context, they are mentioned as those who have built cities that are now in ruins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cities_now_in_ruins.htm">Cities Now in Ruins</a></b><br>This phrase refers to the once-great cities constructed by kings and counselors, which have since fallen into decay. It symbolizes the transient nature of human achievements.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_achievements.htm">The Transience of Earthly Achievements</a></b><br>Human accomplishments, no matter how grand, are temporary. This should remind us to focus on eternal values rather than solely on worldly success.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security_in_power_and_wealth.htm">The Illusion of Security in Power and Wealth</a></b><br>Kings and counselors, despite their power, could not prevent their cities from falling into ruin. True security is found in God, not in earthly power or wealth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_a_god-centered_life.htm">The Importance of a God-Centered Life</a></b><br>Like Job, we may question the purpose of our suffering and achievements. A life centered on God provides meaning beyond the temporal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_legacy.htm">Reflecting on Our Legacy</a></b><br>Consider what kind of legacy we are building. Are we investing in things that will last beyond our lifetime, such as faith, love, and service to others?<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/is_isaiah_14_13-14_literal_or_symbolic.htm">Does Isaiah 14:13-14's description of ascending to heaven reflect a literal cosmic event, and if not, why does the text use such lofty imagery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_israel_retreat_after_the_sacrifice.htm">Why would a single human sacrifice on a city wall abruptly force Israel's retreat (2 Kings 3:26-27)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_high_places_remain_in_1_kings_15_14.htm">In 1 Kings 15:14, why are the high places said to remain, yet 2 Chronicles 14:3 claims Asa removed them?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_shadrach,_meshach,_abednego.htm">What happened to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Babylon?</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>(14) <span class= "bld">Desolate places</span>--i.e., gorgeous tombs and splendid sepulchres, which, being tenanted only by the dead, are desolate; or it may mean that the places so built of old are now ruined and desolate. In the former sense it is possible that the Pyramids may here be hinted at.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">With kings and counsellers of the earth</span>. As a great man himself, nobly born probably, Job expects that his place in another world would have been with kings and nobles (see <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-11</a>, where the King of Babylon, on entering Sheol, finds himself among "all the kings of the nations"). <span class="cmt_word">Which built desolate places for themselves</span>. Some understand "restorers of cities which had become waste and desolate;" others, "builders of edifices which, since they built them, have become desolate;" others, again, "builders of desolate and dreary piles," such as the Pyramids, and the rock-tombs common in Arabia, which were desolate and dreary from the time that they were built. The brevity studied by the writer makes his meaning somewhat obscure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/3-14.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">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kings</span><br /><span class="heb">מְ֭לָכִים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and counselors</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·‘ă·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3289.htm">Strong's 3289: </a> </span><span class="str2">To advise, to deliberate, resolve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the earth,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who built</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבֹּנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bō·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for themselves</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽמוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities now in ruins,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֳרָב֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2723.htm">Strong's 2723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waste, desolation, ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/3-14.htm">Job 3:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/3-14.htm">Job 3:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/3-14.htm">Job 3:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/3-14.htm">Job 3:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/3-14.htm">Job 3:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/3-14.htm">Job 3:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/3-14.htm">Job 3:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/3-14.htm">Job 3:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/3-14.htm">Job 3:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/3-14.htm">Job 3:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/3-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 3:14 With kings and counselors of the earth (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/3-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 3:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 3:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/3-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 3:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 3:15" /></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>