Job 3:17

“There the wicked cease from troubling: and there the wearie be at rest.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations

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

"There the wicked cease from raging, And there the weary are at rest.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.
- American Standard Version (1901)

There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.
- Basic English Bible

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the wearied are at rest.
- Darby Bible

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest.
- Webster's Bible

There the wicked cease from troubling. There the weary are at rest.
- World English Bible

There the wicked have ceased troubling, And there rest do the wearied in power.
- Youngs Literal Bible

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Job 3:17


3:17 There - In the grave. The wicked - The great oppressors and troublers of the world cease from their vexations, rapins and murders. Weary - Those who were here molested and tired out with their tyrannies, now quietly sleep with them.


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