Job 3:26
I was not safe—nor was I quiet—Nor was I at rest—and trouble comes!”
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
In Context
25For I feared a fear and it meets me, || And what I was afraid of comes to me.
Cross References
Job 7:14And You have frightened me with dreams, || And You terrify me from visions,
Psalms 143:11You quicken me for Your Name’s sake, O YHWH, || In Your righteousness, You bring out my soul from distress,
Matthew Henry on Job 3:21-26
20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; 21 Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; 22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave? 23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? 24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. 25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.… Read the whole commentary →