Job 3:20 · KJV
“Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter {in} soul;”
— Job 3:20
The small and great are there; and the servant {is} free from his master.
Which long for death, but it {cometh} not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; {long: Heb. wait}
Job 3 — Context
{There} the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
19The small and great are there; and the servant {is} free from his master.
20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter {in} soul;
21Which long for death, but it {cometh} not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; {long: Heb. wait}
22Which rejoice exceedingly, {and} are glad, when they can find the grave?
Cross References
Jeremiah 20:18
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Job 7:15-16
So that my soul chooseth strangling, {and} death rather than my life. {life: Heb. bones}
Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. {of...: Heb. bitter of soul}
1 Samuel 1:10
And she {was} in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. {in...: Heb. bitter of soul}
Job 33:30
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
2 Kings 4:27
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul {is} vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid {it} from me, and hath not told me. {him...: Heb. by his feet} {vexed: Heb. bitter}
Job 3:16
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants {which} never saw light.
Job 6:9
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!