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Job 3:15

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Berean Standard Bible

or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.

American Standard Version (1901)

Or with princes that had gold, Who filled their houses with silver:

Bible in Basic English

Or with rulers who had gold, and whose houses were full of silver;

Free Bible Version

or with noblemen who collected gold and filled their houses with silver.

King James (Authorized) Version

Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

Translation for Translators

I would be resting with princes who were wealthy, whose palaces were filled with gold and silver.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Or I would have been lying with princes who once had gold, who had filled their houses with silver.

Noah Webster Bible

Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

World English Bible

or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver;

Young's Literal Translation

Or with princes — they have gold, They are filling their houses [with] silver.

Context

Job Laments His Birth

¹⁴with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins, ¹⁵or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. ¹⁶Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?

Summary

In this verse, Job expresses a desire for death, seeing it as a release from his suffering and a place of rest. He longs for peace and relief from the intense pain and anguish he is experiencing. Job's words reflect the depth of his despair and the heaviness of his heart, as he grapples with the overwhelming trials he is facing. Despite his anguish, Job's cry for death also reveals his faith in a better existence beyond this life, where he hopes to find solace and tranquility.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Or with princes that had gold - Chief or mighty men, lords of the soil, or fortunate adventurers in merchandise, who got gold in abundance, filled their houses with silver, left all behind, and had nothing reserved for themselves but the empty places which they had made for their last dwelling, and where their dust now sleeps, devoid of care, painful journeys, and anxious expectations. He alludes here to the case of the covetous, whom nothing can satisfy, as an Asiatic writer has observed, but the dust that fills his mouth when laid in the grave - Saady.

Job 3:15

Job Laments His Birth

¹⁴with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins, ¹⁵or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. ¹⁶Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?

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Berean Standard Bible

or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.

American Standard Version (1901)

Or with princes that had gold, Who filled their houses with silver:

Bible in Basic English

Or with rulers who had gold, and whose houses were full of silver;

Free Bible Version

or with noblemen who collected gold and filled their houses with silver.

King James (Authorized) Version

Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

Translation for Translators

I would be resting with princes who were wealthy, whose palaces were filled with gold and silver.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Or I would have been lying with princes who once had gold, who had filled their houses with silver.

Noah Webster Bible

Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

World English Bible

or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver;

Young's Literal Translation

Or with princes — they have gold, They are filling their houses [with] silver.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Or with princes that had gold - Chief or mighty men, lords of the soil, or fortunate adventurers in merchandise, who got gold in abundance, filled their houses with silver, left all behind, and had nothing reserved for themselves but the empty places which they had made for their last dwelling, and where their dust now sleeps, devoid of care, painful journeys, and anxious expectations. He alludes here to the case of the covetous, whom nothing can satisfy, as an Asiatic writer has observed, but the dust that fills his mouth when laid in the grave - Saady.