Job 3:21 · KJV
“Which long for death, but it {cometh} not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; {long: Heb. wait}”
— Job 3:21
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter {in} soul;
Which rejoice exceedingly, {and} are glad, when they can find the grave?
Job 3 — Context
The 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?
23{Why is light given} to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
Cross References
Revelation 9:6
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
Proverbs 2:4
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as {for} hid treasures;
Jonah 4:3
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for {it is} better for me to die than to live.
Numbers 11:15
And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
Jonah 4:8
And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, {It is} better for me to die than to live. {vehement: or, silent}
1 Kings 19:4
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I {am} not better than my fathers. {for himself: Heb. for his life}