Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version with kings and rulers of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins, New Living Translation I would rest with the world’s kings and prime ministers, whose great buildings now lie in ruins. English Standard Version with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves, Berean Standard Bible with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins, King James Bible With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves; New King James Version With kings and counselors of the earth, Who built ruins for themselves, New American Standard Bible With kings and counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt ruins for themselves; NASB 1995 With kings and with counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt ruins for themselves; NASB 1977 With kings and with counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt ruins for themselves; Legacy Standard Bible With kings and with counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt waste places for themselves, Amplified Bible With kings and counselors of the earth, Who built up [now desolate] ruins for themselves; Christian Standard Bible with the kings and counselors of the earth, who rebuilt ruined cities for themselves, Holman Christian Standard Bible with the kings and counselors of the earth, who rebuilt ruined cities for themselves, American Standard Version With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves; Contemporary English Version with kings and their advisors whose palaces lie in ruins, English Revised Version With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built up waste places for themselves; GOD'S WORD® Translation I would be with the kings and the counselors of the world who built for themselves [what are now] ruins. Good News Translation sleeping like the kings and rulers who rebuilt ancient palaces. International Standard Version along with kings and counselors of the earth, who used to build for themselves what are now only ruins, Majority Standard Bible with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins, NET Bible with kings and counselors of the earth who built for themselves places now desolate, New Heart English Bible with kings and counselors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves; Webster's Bible Translation With kings and counselors of the earth, who built desolate places for themselves; World English Bible with kings and counselors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWith kings and counselors of earth, "" These building ruins for themselves. Young's Literal Translation With kings and counsellors of earth, These building wastes for themselves. Smith's Literal Translation With kings and counselors of the earth building the wastes for themselves; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWith kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes: Catholic Public Domain Version with the kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes, New American Bible With kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt what were ruins New Revised Standard Version with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuild ruins for themselves, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWith kings and governors of the earth who built desolate places for themselves; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated With Kings and Rulers of The Earth who were building up desolations for themselves OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves; Brenton Septuagint Translation with kings and councillors of the earth, who gloried in their swords; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Laments His Birth…13For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest 14with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins, 15or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.… Cross References Ecclesiastes 2:18-19 I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me. / And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile. Ecclesiastes 5:15-16 As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands. / This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind? Isaiah 14:18-19 All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb. / But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot. Psalm 49:10-12 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others. / Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes. / But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish. Psalm 73:4-5 They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. Ecclesiastes 9:2-3 It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow. / This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead. Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Luke 12:16-21 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ... 1 Timothy 6:7-10 For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. / But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. / Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. ... James 1:10-11 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. / For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits. Revelation 18:10-11 In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” / And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— Ecclesiastes 8:8 As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it. Psalm 39:6 Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. Psalm 146:4 When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. Proverbs 11:4 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. Treasury of Scripture With kings and counsellors of the earth, which build desolate places for themselves; kings. Job 30:23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. 1 Kings 2:10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. 1 Kings 11:43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. which built. Job 15:28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps. Isaiah 5:8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! Ezekiel 26:20 When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living; Jump to Previous Build Building Built Counsellors Counselors Desolate Earth Great Houses Kings Lying Ones Places Rebuilt Ruins Themselves Waste Wastes WiseJump to Next Build Building Built Counsellors Counselors Desolate Earth Great Houses Kings Lying Ones Places Rebuilt Ruins Themselves Waste Wastes WiseJob 3 1. Job curses the day and services of his birth.13. The ease of death. 20. He complains of life, because of his anguish. with kings and counselors of the earth This phrase introduces a comparison between Job's desired state in death and the esteemed figures of history. The Hebrew word for "kings" (מְלָכִים, melakhim) denotes rulers with authority and power. In the ancient Near Eastern context, kings were often seen as divinely appointed leaders, responsible for the welfare of their people. "Counselors" (יוֹעֲצֵי, yo'atzim) refers to wise advisors who provided guidance to these rulers. The inclusion of both kings and counselors suggests a longing for the peace and equality found in death, where social hierarchies dissolve. Historically, these figures were often buried with great honor, yet Job sees himself as joining them in the grave, highlighting the futility of earthly status. who built for themselves cities now in ruins Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew withעִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with kings מְ֭לָכִים (mə·lā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king and counselors וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי (wə·yō·‘ă·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve of the earth, אָ֑רֶץ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land who built הַבֹּנִ֖ים (hab·bō·nîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1129: To build for themselves לָֽמוֹ׃ (lā·mōw) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew cities now in ruins, חֳרָב֣וֹת (ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 2723: Waste, desolation, ruin Links Job 3:14 NIVJob 3:14 NLT Job 3:14 ESV Job 3:14 NASB Job 3:14 KJV Job 3:14 BibleApps.com Job 3:14 Biblia Paralela Job 3:14 Chinese Bible Job 3:14 French Bible Job 3:14 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 3:14 With kings and counselors of the earth (Jb) |