Job 3:13

For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,

King James Version

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Other Translations for Job 3:13

BSB

For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest

AKJV

For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,

CPDV

For by now, I should have been sleeping silently, and taking rest in my sleep

ERV

For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest:

NHEB

For now should I have lain down and been quiet. I should have slept, then I would have been at rest,

SMT

For now I lay down and I shall rest; I slept: then there will be rest to me.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Job 3:13

FornowshouldIhavelainstillH7901VerbandbeenquietH8252VerbIshouldhavesleptH3462VerbthenhadIbeenatrestH5117Verb

Commentary for Job 3:13

Please note: this is not Scripture

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Job 3:13

Summary

Death equals peaceful eternal silence

Event

Yearning for death's peace

Estimated Time Period

c. 2000 BC