Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

There the wicked cease to make trouble,
and there the weary find rest.

New American Standard Bible

“There the wicked cease from raging,
And there the weary are at rest.

King James Version

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at 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.

Amplified


“There [in death] the wicked cease from raging,
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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

רגז 
Rogez 
Usage: 7

and there the weary
יגיע 
Yagiya` 
Usage: 1

References

Hastings

Images Job 3:17

Prayers for Job 3:17

Context Readings

Job Wishes He Had Died

16 Or why was I not hidden like a miscarried child,
like infants who never see daylight?
17 There the wicked cease to make trouble,
and there the weary find rest.
18 The captives are completely at ease;
they do not hear the voice of their oppressor.


Cross References

Job 17:16

Will it go down to the gates of Sheol,
or will we descend together to the dust?

Job 14:13

If only You would hide me in Sheol
and conceal me until Your anger passes.
If only You would appoint a time for me
and then remember me.

Psalm 55:5-8

Fear and trembling grip me;
horror has overwhelmed me.

Isaiah 57:1-2

The righteous one perishes,
and no one takes it to heart;
faithful men are swept away,
with no one realizing
that the righteous one is swept away
from the presence of evil.

Matthew 10:28

Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Luke 12:4

“And I say to you, My friends, don’t fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.

2 Thessalonians 1:6-7

since it is righteous for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you

Hebrews 4:9

Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God’s people.

Hebrews 4:11

Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.

2 Peter 2:8

(for as he lived among them, that righteous man tormented himself day by day with the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: The dead who die in the Lord from now on are blessed.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “let them rest from their labors, for their works follow them!”

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