Job 3:19
17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
18 There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
21 Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
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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
There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:7
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Read in contextJob 30:23
For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
Read in contextPsalms 49:2
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
Read in contextLuke 16:22–23
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:5
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Read in contextPsalms 49:6–10
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Read in contextPsalms 49:14–20
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
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