Job 3:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.”

Job 3:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 3:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 3:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, as infants who never saw light.”

Job 3:16 — World English Bible

Job 3:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, As infants that never saw light.”

Job 3:16 — American Standard Version

Job 3:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“(Or as a hidden abortion I am not, As infants--they have not seen light.)”

Job 3:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 3:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants that have not seen the light.”

Job 3:16 — Darby Translation

Job 3:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Or why was I not hid, as an vntimely birth, either as infants, which haue not seene the light?”

Job 3:16 — Geneva Bible

Job 3:16 in Context — Job 3

14 Avec les rois et les grands de la terre, Qui se bâtirent des mausolées,

15 Avec les princes qui avaient de l’or, Et qui remplirent d’argent leurs demeures.

16 Ou je n’existerais pas, je serais comme un avorton caché, Comme des enfants qui n’ont pas vu la lumière.

17 Là ne s’agitent plus les méchants, Et là se reposent ceux qui sont fatigués et sans force;

18 Les captifs sont tous en paix, Ils n’entendent pas la voix de l’oppresseur;

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What Does Job 3:16 Mean?

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