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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 3:26 I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come."</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/job/3-26.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/8/18_Job_03_26.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Job 3:26 - Job Laments His Birth" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/job/3-26.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/job/3-26.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/job/">Job</a> > <a href="/job/3.htm">Chapter 3</a> > Verse 26</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad6.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/job/3-25.htm" title="Job 3:25">◄</a> Job 3:26 <a href="/job/4-1.htm" title="Job 4:1">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" 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 />I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I have no peace, no quietness. I have no rest; only trouble comes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, but trouble comes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, for trouble comes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I am not complacent, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, and raging comes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, and yet trouble still comes [upon me].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I cannot relax or be calm; I have no rest, for turmoil has come. First Series of Speeches<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I cannot relax or be still; I have no rest, for trouble comes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble cometh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I have no peace or rest--only troubles and worries. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; but trouble cometh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I have no peace! I have no quiet! I have no rest! And trouble keeps coming!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have no peace, no rest, and my troubles never end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will not be at ease; I will not be quiet; I will not rest; because trouble has arrived."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I have no ease, I have no quietness; I cannot rest; turmoil has come upon me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; but trouble comes."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither do I have rest; but trouble comes.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I was not safe—nor was I quiet—Nor was I at rest—and trouble comes!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I was not safe -- nor was I quiet -- Nor was I at rest -- and trouble cometh!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I was not secure, and I rested not, and I was not quiet; and trouble will come.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Have I not dissembled ? have I not kept silence ? have I not been quiet? and indignation is come upon me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Have I not remained hidden? Have I not kept silence? Have I not remained calm? Yet indignation has overcome me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have no peace nor ease; I have no rest, for trouble has come! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest; but trouble comes.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I am not at ease, neither am I calm, nor am I at rest; and yet misfortune came.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I was not silent and I was not resting and I was not fallen down, and wrath came” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I was not at ease, neither was I quiet, Neither had I rest; but trouble came.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I was not at peace, nor quiet, nor had I rest; yet wrath came upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/3-26.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=531" 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">25</span>For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><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.">I am not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7951.htm" title="7951: šā·law·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be quiet or at ease. Or shalav; a primitive root; to be tranquil, i.e. Secure or successful.">at ease</a> <a href="/hebrew/8252.htm" title="8252: šā·qaṭ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be quiet or undisturbed. A primitive root; to repose.">or quiet;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I have no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: nā·ḥə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">rest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7267.htm" title="7267: rō·ḡez (N-ms) -- Agitation, excitement, raging. From ragaz; commotion, restlessness, crash, disquiet, anger.">for trouble</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">has come.”</a> </span><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="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? / I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-17.htm">Lamentations 3:17</a></span><br />My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.<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="/psalms/38-8.htm">Psalm 38:8</a></span><br />I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2-4</a></span><br />In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. / I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah / You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20-21</a></span><br />But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Psalm 88:15-18</a></span><br />From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair. / Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me. / All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-23.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:23</a></span><br />Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.<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="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a></span><br />Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-9</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22-23</a></span><br />We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. / Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-9</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a></span><br />Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.</p><p class="hdg">yet trouble came.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-9.htm">Job 27:9</a></b></br> Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-11.htm">Psalm 143:11</a></b></br> Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/3-18.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/3-18.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/3-13.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm">Quietness</a> <a href="/job/3-18.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-1.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/job/3-20.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/3-17.htm">Turmoil</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/7-13.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/job/5-18.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/5-23.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/20-20.htm">Quietness</a> <a href="/job/7-13.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/5-4.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/5-4.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/job/4-5.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/14-1.htm">Turmoil</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>I am not at ease or quiet;</b><br>Job expresses his profound distress and turmoil. This phrase reflects the inner turmoil and anxiety that Job experiences after losing his wealth, children, and health. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, such calamities were often seen as divine punishment, adding to Job's confusion and lack of peace. The Hebrew words used here convey a deep sense of unrest and agitation, emphasizing the severity of Job's suffering. This mirrors the human condition of seeking peace amidst trials, a theme echoed in other scriptures such as <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>, where David also cries out in distress.<p><b>I have no rest,</b><br>Job's statement of having no rest highlights the relentless nature of his suffering. In the historical context, rest was not only physical but also spiritual and emotional, often associated with God's blessing and favor. The absence of rest signifies a disruption in Job's relationship with God, as he perceives it. This can be connected to the broader biblical narrative where rest is a significant theme, such as in the Sabbath rest commanded in <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>, symbolizing trust and reliance on God. Job's lack of rest foreshadows the ultimate rest promised in Christ, as seen in <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>, where Jesus invites the weary to find rest in Him.<p><b>for trouble has come.”</b><br>The trouble that has come upon Job is multifaceted, involving loss, grief, and physical affliction. This phrase captures the culmination of Job's trials, which are described in detail in the preceding chapters. Theologically, this trouble can be seen as a test of Job's faith, a concept explored throughout the book. The idea of trouble or tribulation is a recurring theme in scripture, often used to refine and strengthen faith, as seen in <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a>. Job's experience can also be viewed as a type of Christ, who endured ultimate suffering and trouble on the cross, bringing redemption and hope to humanity.<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, though its exact location is uncertain.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26</a> is Job's lamentation after losing his wealth, children, and health. This verse captures his deep anguish and turmoil.<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 experience reminds us that even the righteous can face intense suffering. It is not always a result of personal sin or failure.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/expressing_lament.htm">Expressing Lament</a></b><br>Job's honest expression of his pain is a model for believers to bring their deepest struggles before God without fear of judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_rest_in_god.htm">Seeking Rest in God</a></b><br>While Job found no rest in his circumstances, believers are encouraged to seek rest in God, who offers peace beyond our understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>Job's friends initially came to comfort him, highlighting the role of community in times of distress, even though they later failed to provide true support.<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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_theme_of_house_of_bondage.htm">What does 'lead a quiet life' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_find_peace_in_restlessness.htm">How can I find peace amidst my restlessness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_repose_of_the_soul.htm">What is the Repose of the Soul?</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 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came</span>. Some Hebraists give quite a different turn to this passage, rendering it as follows: "I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; but trouble cometh" (see the Revised Version, and compare Canon Cook's rendering in the 'Speaker's Commentary,' vol. 4. p. 29, "I have no peace, nor quiet, nor rest; but trouble cometh "). Professor Lee, however, certainly one of the most eminent of modern Hebraists, maintains that the far more pregnant meaning of the Authorized Version gives the true sense. "If I rightly apprehend," he says, "the drift of the context here, Job means to have it understood that he is conscious of no instance in which he has relaxed from his religious obligations; of no season in which his fear and love of God have waxed weak; and, on this account, it was the more perplexing that such a complication of miseries had befallen him" ('The Book of Job' pp. 201, 202); and he translates the passage (ibid., p. 121), "I slackened not, neither was I quiet, neither took I rest; yet trouble came." Job's complaint is thus far more pointedly terminated than by a mere otiose statement that, "without rest or pause, trouble came upon trouble." <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/3-26.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">I am not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</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">at ease</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי ׀</span> <span class="translit">(šā·law·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7951.htm">Strong's 7951: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be tranquil, secure, successful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or quiet;</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(šā·qaṭ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - 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 have no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">rest,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֗חְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḥə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common 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 /><br /><span class="word">for trouble</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹֽגֶז׃</span> <span class="translit">(rō·ḡez)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7267.htm">Strong's 7267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commotion, restlessness, crash, disquiet, anger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has come.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֥בֹא</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/3-26.htm">OT Poetry: Job 3:26 I am not at ease neither (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/3-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 3:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 3:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/4-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 4:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 4:1" /></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>