Parallel Verses
Amplified
“There [in death] the wicked cease from raging,
And there the weary are at rest.
New American Standard Bible
And there the
King James Version
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
Holman Bible
and there the weary find rest.
International Standard Version
In that place, the wicked stop causing trouble, and there, those whose strength is exhausted are at rest.
A Conservative Version
There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.
American Standard Version
There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.
Bible in Basic English
There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.
Darby Translation
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the wearied are at rest.
Julia Smith Translation
There the unjust ceased to be angry, and the weary in strength shall rest.
King James 2000
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest.
Lexham Expanded Bible
There [the] wicked cease from troubling, and there [the] {weary} are at rest;
Modern King James verseion
There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There, must the wicked cease from their tyranny, there such as are overlaboured be at rest.
NET Bible
There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
New Heart English Bible
There the wicked cease from troubling. There the weary are at rest.
The Emphasized Bible
There, the lawless, cease from raging, and there the toil-worn are at rest:
Webster
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest.
World English Bible
There the wicked cease from troubling. There the weary are at rest.
Youngs Literal Translation
There the wicked have ceased troubling, And there rest do the wearied in power.
Themes
the Death of saints » Leads to » Rest
natural Death » Levels all ranks
future Rest » The rewards of the faithful
the future » For punishments, ancient modes of » Rest from the labour of life
the future » The rewards of the faithful for spiritual service » Rest from the labour of life
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 3:17
Prayers for Job 3:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Wishes He Had Died
16
“Or like a miscarriage which is hidden and put away, I would not exist,
Like infants who never saw light.
“There [in death] the wicked cease from raging,
And there the weary are at rest.
“There the prisoners rest together;
They do not hear the taskmaster’s voice.
Names
Cross References
Job 17:16
“Will my hope go down with me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)?
Shall we go down together in the dust?”
Job 14:13
“Oh, that You would hide me in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),
That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past,
That You would set a definite time and then remember me [and in Your lovingkindness imprint me on your heart]!
Psalm 55:5-8
Fear and trembling have come upon me;
Horror has overwhelmed me.
Isaiah 57:1-2
Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands
That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil.
Matthew 10:28
Luke 12:4
2 Thessalonians 1:6-7
For after all it is only just for God to repay with distress those who distress you,
Hebrews 4:9
So there remains a [full and complete] Sabbath rest for the people of God.
Hebrews 4:11
Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest [of God, to know and experience it for ourselves], so that no one will fall by following the same example of disobedience [as those who died in the wilderness].
2 Peter 2:8
(for that just man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by what he saw and heard of their lawless acts),
Revelation 14:13
Then I heard [the distinct words of] a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘