King James Version
Job 3:26 in the King James Version says “I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.” — study this verse from Job chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.”
Job 3:26 · KJV
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. I eat: Heb. my meat
For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. the thing: Heb. I feared a fear, and it came upon me
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“neither was I quiet”
H5117to rest, i.e., settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, l
“yet trouble”
H7267commotion, restlessness (of a horse), crash (of thunder), disquiet, anger
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