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16 “Or why was I not buried[a] like a stillborn child,[b]
    like babies[c] who never saw the light?
17 In that place, the wicked stop causing trouble,
    and there, those whose strength is exhausted are at rest.
18 In that place, those who once were prisoners will be at ease together;
    they won’t hear the voice of oppressors.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 3:16 Lit. hidden
  2. Job 3:16 Or miscarriage
  3. Job 3:16 Lit. children

16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,(A)
    like an infant who never saw the light of day?(B)
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(C)
    and there the weary are at rest.(D)
18 Captives(E) also enjoy their ease;
    they no longer hear the slave driver’s(F) shout.(G)

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