Job 3:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The prisonersאֲסִירִ֣ים
(a·si·rim)
615: a bondman, prisonerfrom asar
are at easeשַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ
(sha·'a·na·nu;)
7599: to be at ease or at peace, rest securelya prim. root
together;יַ֭חַד
(ya·chad)
3162: unitednessfrom yachad
They do not hearמְע֗וּ
(me·'u)
8085: to heara prim. root
the voiceקֹ֣ול
(ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
of the taskmaster.נֹגֵֽשׂ׃
(no·ges.)
5065: to press, drive, oppress, exacta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
There the prisoners
'aciyr  (aw-sere')
bound, i.e. a captive -- (those which are) bound, prisoner.
rest
sha'an  (shaw-an')
to loll, i.e. be peaceful -- be at ease, be quiet, rest.
together
yachad  (yakh'-ad)
a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly -- alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal.
they hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
not the voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of the oppressor
nagas  (naw-gas')
to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize -- distress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), raiser of taxes, taskmaster.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The prisoners are at ease together; They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.

King James Bible
There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The captives are completely at ease; they do not hear the voice of their oppressor.

International Standard Version
In that place, those who once were prisoners will be at ease together; they won't hear the voice of oppressors.

NET Bible
There the prisoners relax together; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There the captives have no troubles at all. There they do not hear the shouting of the slave driver.

King James 2000 Bible
There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
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