Job 3:19
17 There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
18 The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.
20 Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,
21 who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
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Compare
- BSB
- Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.
- KJV
- The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
- WEB
- The small and the great are there. The servant is free from his master.
- ASV
- The small and the great are there: And the servant is free from his master.
- DARBY
- The small and great are there, and the bondman freed from his master.
- BLB
- The small and the great there the same, and the servant [is] free from his master.
- ÅB
- Liten og stor er der like, og slaven er fri for sin herre.
- OTB
- Både de ydmyke og de mektige er der,
og tjeneren er frigjort fra sin herre. - B1930
- Liten og stor er der like, og trælen er fri for sin herre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 8:8
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.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:7
before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Read in contextJob 30:23
Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
Read in contextPsalms 49:2
both low and high, rich and poor alike.
Read in contextLuke 16:22–23
One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:5
when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
Read in contextPsalms 49:6–10
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
Read in contextPsalms 49:14–20
Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
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