Job 3:22
הַשְּׂמֵחִים אֱלֵי ־ גִיל יָשִׂישׂוּ כִּי יִמְצְאוּ ־ קָֽבֶר ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
In Context
21הַֽמְחַכִּים לַמָּוֶת וְאֵינֶנּוּ וַֽיַּחְפְּרֻהוּ מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים ׃
23לְגֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר ־ דַּרְכּוֹ נִסְתָּרָה וַיָּסֶךְ אֱלוֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ ׃
Cross References
Job 6:8מִֽי ־ יִתֵּן תָּבוֹא שֶֽׁאֱלָתִי וְתִקְוָתִי יִתֵּן אֱלֽוֹהַּ ׃
Job 7:15וַתִּבְחַר מַחֲנָק נַפְשִׁי מָוֶת מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי ׃
Job 21:33מָֽתְקוּ ־ לוֹ רִגְבֵי נָחַל וְאַחֲרָיו כָּל ־ אָדָם יִמְשׁוֹךְ וּלְפָנָיו אֵין מִסְפָּֽר ׃
Ecclesiastes 4:3וְטוֹב מִשְּׁנֵיהֶם אֵת אֲשֶׁר ־ עֲדֶן לֹא הָיָה אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא ־ רָאָה אֶת ־ הַמַּעֲשֶׂה הָרָע אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשָׂה תַּחַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃
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 →