Parallel Verses

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.

Holman Bible

There the wicked cease to make trouble,
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.

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 Why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day? 17 “There the wicked cease from raging,
And there the weary are at rest.
18 Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver's shout.

Cross References

Job 17:16

Will hope go down with me to the gates of the grave? Will my hope rest with me in the dust?

Job 14:13

If only you would hide me in the grave (Sheol) and conceal me till your anger has passed! If only you would set a time for me and then remember me!

Psalm 55:5-8

Fear and trembling have overcome me. Horror has overwhelmed me.

Isaiah 57:1-2

The righteous perishes and no man takes it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous is taken away from evil.

Matthew 10:28

Do not fear those who kill the body. They are not able to take away your [everlasting] life. Instead, fear him who is able to destroy both life and body in the ever-burning fires. (Greek: Gehenna: continuously burning trash fires in the valley of Hinnom.)

Luke 12:4

I tell you my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body. After that they can do no more.

2 Thessalonians 1:6-7

It is a righteous thing for God to repay with affliction (great suffering and distress) those who afflict you.

Hebrews 4:9

There remains then a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

Hebrews 4:11

Let us do our utmost to enter into that rest. Let no one fall into the same pattern of disobedience by not obeying the word.

2 Peter 2:8

That righteous man that dwelled among them was tormented by the lawless deeds he saw and heard.

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven say: Write: Blessed are the dead who die in union with the Lord from this time forward: Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works follow them.

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