Job 3:17

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

There the wicked cease [from] troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

Complete Jewish Bible:

"There the wicked cease their raging, there the weary are at rest,

Berean Standard Bible:

There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.

American Standard Version:

There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

There the wicked{H7563} cease{H2308} from troubling{H7267}; and there the weary{H3019}{H3581} be at rest{H5117}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Revelation 14:13

  • ¶ And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

Job 17:16

  • They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when [our] rest together [is] in the dust.

Job 14:13

  • O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

Hebrews 4:9

  • There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

Isaiah 57:1

  • ¶ The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].

Isaiah 57:2

  • He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, [each one] walking [in] his uprightness.

Hebrews 4:11

  • ¶ Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

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Commentary for Job 3:17

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7563
    There are 249 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָשָׁע
    Transliteration: râshâʻ
    Pronunciation: raw-shaw'
    Description: from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
  2. Strong's Number: H2308
    There are 56 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָדַל
    Transliteration: châdal
    Pronunciation: khaw-dal'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle; cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
  3. Strong's Number: H7267
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רֹגֶז
    Transliteration: rôgez
    Pronunciation: ro'-ghez
    Description: from רָגַז; commotion, restlessness (of a horse), crash (of thunder), disquiet, anger; fear, noise, rage, trouble(-ing), wrath.
  4. Strong's Number: H3019
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָגִיעַ
    Transliteration: yâgîyaʻ
    Pronunciation: yaw-ghee'-ah
    Description: from יָגַע; tired; weary.
  5. Strong's Number: H3581
    There are 121 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כֹּחַ
    Transliteration: kôach
    Pronunciation: ko'-akh
    Description: or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard; ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
  6. Strong's Number: H5117
    There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נוּחַ
    Transliteration: nûwach
    Pronunciation: noo'-akh
    Description: a primitive root; to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.); cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare יָנִים.