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Job 3:17 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Job 3:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 3 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. weary: Heb. wearied in strength”
Job 3:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 3:17
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. Job describes death's respite with poignant beauty. The Hebrew verb ragaz (רָגַז, "troubling") means to rage, agitate, or cause tumult—the wicked no longer disturb the peace. The parallel clause "the weary be at rest" uses yage'a (יָגֵעַ, "weary") for those exhausted by life's toil, and nuach (נוּחַ, "rest") for the cessation of labor and finding peace.This verse comes from Job's first lament (chapter 3) where he curses his birth and longs for death. His vision of the grave as refuge reveals suffering's intensity—death appe...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 3:17
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“Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.' Yes, says the Spirit”
“or descend together into the dust?,They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust., בַּדֵּי שְׁאֹל תֵּרַדְנָה אִם־יַחַד עַל־עָפָר נָחַת׃ ס ,They shall go down to the bars of the nether-world, When we are at rest together in the dust.,ἦ μετ' ἐμοῦ εἰς ᾅδην καταβήσονται ἢ ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐπὶ χώματος καταβησόμεθα,Will they go down with me to Hades, or shall we go down together to the tomb?,,,,”
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.”
“and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away”
“lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.”
“but are not able to kill the soul. Rather”
“Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me”