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22 who rejoice exceedingly,[a]
and they are glad when they find the grave?
23 Why does he[b] give light to a man whose way is hidden,
and God has fenced him in all around?
24 For[c] my sighing comes before[d] my bread,[e]
and my groanings gush forth like water

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Footnotes

  1. Job 3:22 Literally “unto rejoicing”
  2. Job 3:23 Most likely God
  3. Job 3:24 Or perhaps emphatic, “Indeed”
  4. Job 3:24 Or “in place of” (NET); literally “to the faces of”
  5. Job 3:24 Or “food”

22 who are filled with gladness
    and rejoice when they reach the grave?(A)
23 Why is life given to a man
    whose way is hidden,(B)
    whom God has hedged in?(C)
24 For sighing(D) has become my daily food;(E)
    my groans(F) pour out like water.(G)

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22 Who rejoice exceedingly,
And are glad when they can find the (A)grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,
(B)And whom God has hedged in?
24 For my sighing comes before [a]I eat,
And my groanings pour out like water.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 3:24 Lit. my bread