Job 3:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Who longהַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים
(ham·chak·kim)
2442: to wait, awaita prim. root
for death,לַמָּ֣וֶת
(lam·ma·vet)
4194: deathfrom muth
but there is none,וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ
(ve·'ei·nen·nu;)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
And digוַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ
(vai·yach·pe·ru·hu)
2658: to dig, search fora prim. root
for it more than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
for hidden treasures,מִמַּטְמֹונִֽים׃
(mim·mat·mo·v·nim.)
4301: hidden treasure, treasurefrom taman


















KJV Lexicon
Which long
chakah  (khaw-kaw')
to adhere to; hence, to await -- long, tarry, wait.
for death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
but it cometh not and dig
chaphar  (khaw-far')
to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore -- dig, paw, search out, seek.
for it more than for hid treasures
matmown  (mat-mone')
a secret storehouse; hence, a secreted valuable (buried); generally money -- hidden riches, (hid) treasure(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Who long for death, but there is none, And dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

King James Bible
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
who wait for death, but it does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasure,

International Standard Version
To those who are longing for death— even though it does not come? To those who search for it more than for hidden treasure?

NET Bible
to those who wait for death that does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasures,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
to those who long for death but it never comes- though they dig for it more than for buried treasure?

King James 2000 Bible
Who long for death, but it comes not; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;
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