Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation They wait for death, but it never comes; they prefer a grave to any treasure. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure: long. Numbers 11:15 But if it seem unto thee otherwise, I beseech thee to kill me, and let me find grace in thy eyes, that I be not afflicted with so great evils. 1 Kings 19:4 And he went forward, one day's journey into the desert. And when he was there, and sat under a juniper tree, he requested for his soul that he might die, and said: It is enough for me, Lord; take away my soul: for I am no better than my fathers. Jonah 4:3,8 And he prayed to the Lord, and said: I beseech thee, O Lord, is not this what I said, when I was yet in my own country? therefore I went before to flee into Tharsis: for I know that thou art a gracious and merciful God, patient, and of much compassion, and easy to forgive evil. . . . Revelation 9:6 And in those days, men shall seek death and shall not find it. And they shall desire to die: and death shall fly from them. dig. Proverbs 2:4 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God: Context Job Laments His Birth…20Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to them that are in bitterness of soul? 21That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure:22And they rejoice exceedingly when they have found the grave?… Cross References Revelation 9:6 And in those days, men shall seek death and shall not find it. And they shall desire to die: and death shall fly from them. Job 3:22 And they rejoice exceedingly when they have found the grave? Proverbs 2:4 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God: Jeremiah 8:3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all that shall remain of this wicked kindred in all places, which are left, to which I have cast them out, saith the Lord of hosts. Jump to Previous Death Desire Dig Hid Hidden Search Searching Secret Seek Treasure Treasures Waiting WealthJump to Next Death Desire Dig Hid Hidden Search Searching Secret Seek Treasure Treasures Waiting WealthLinks Job 3:21 NIVJob 3:21 NLT Job 3:21 ESV Job 3:21 NASB Job 3:21 Bible Apps Job 3:21 Biblia Paralela Job 3:21 Chinese Bible Job 3:21 French Bible Job 3:21 German Bible Alphabetical: And but come death dig does for hidden is it long more none not search than that there those to treasure treasures who OT Poetry: Job 3:21 Who long for death but it doesn't (Jb) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |