King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
[There] the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
Complete Jewish Bible:
prisoners live at peace together without hearing a taskmaster's yells.
Berean Standard Bible:
The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
American Standard Version:
There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
There the prisoners{H615} rest{H7599} together{H3162}; they hear{H8085} not the voice{H6963} of the oppressor{H5065}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Job 39:7
- He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
Judges 4:3
- And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Isaiah 14:3
- And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
Isaiah 14:4
- ¶ That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Exodus 5:6
- And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Exodus 5:8
- And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish [ought] thereof: for they [be] idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go [and] sacrifice to our God.
Exodus 5:15
- ¶ Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
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Commentary for Job 3:18
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H615
There are 188 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָסִיר
Transliteration: ʼâçîyr
Pronunciation: aw-sere'
Description: from אָסַר; bound, i.e. a captive; (those which are) bound, prisoner. - Strong's Number: H7599
There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁאַן
Transliteration: shâʼan
Pronunciation: shaw-an'
Description: a primitive root; to loll, i.e. be peaceful; be at ease, be quiet, rest. See also בֵּית שְׁאָן. - Strong's Number: H3162
There are 139 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יַחַד
Transliteration: yachad
Pronunciation: yakh'-ad
Description: from יָחַד; properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly; alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal. - Strong's Number: H8085
There are 1072 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁמַע
Transliteration: shâmaʻ
Pronunciation: shaw-mah'
Description: a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness. - Strong's Number: H6963
There are 436 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קוֹל
Transliteration: qôwl
Pronunciation: kole
Description: or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell. - Strong's Number: H5065
There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָגַשׂ
Transliteration: nâgas
Pronunciation: naw-gas'
Description: a primitive root; to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize; distress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), [idiom] raiser of taxes, taskmaster.