Job 3:23
Strong's Lexicon
Why is life given to a man
לְ֭גֶבֶר (lə·ḡe·ḇer)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1397: 1) man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight)

whose
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if

way
דַּרְכּ֣וֹ (dar·kōw)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

is hidden,
נִסְתָּ֑רָה (nis·tā·rāh)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5641: 1) to hide, conceal 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to hide oneself 1a2) to be hidden, be concealed 1b) (Piel) to hide carefully 1c) (Pual) to be hidden carefully, be concealed 1d) (Hiphil) to conceal, hide 1e) (Hithpael) to hide oneself carefully

whom God
אֱל֣וֹהַּ (’ĕ·lō·w·ah)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 433: 1) God 2) false god

בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃ (ba·‘ă·ḏōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1157: 1) behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about 1a) through (of action) 1b) behind (with verbs of shutting) 1c) about (with verbs of fencing) 1d) on behalf of (metaph. especially with Hithpael)

has hedged in ?
וַיָּ֖סֶךְ (way·yā·seḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5526: 1) (Qal) to hedge, fence about, shut in 2) to block, overshadow, screen, stop the approach, shut off, cover 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to screen, cover 2a2) to cover oneself 2a3) protector (participle) 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to screen, cover 2b2) to cover, defecate (euphemism) 3) (Qal) to cover, lay over 4) to weave together 4a) (Qal) to weave together 4b) (Pilpel) to weave, weave together

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?

Young's Literal Translation
To a man whose way hath been hidden, And whom God doth shut up?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why is life given to  a man whose  path is hidden,  whom God has hedged in?

New American Standard Bible
"[Why is light given] to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedged in?

King James Bible
[Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?

New Living Translation
Why is life given to those with no future, those God has surrounded with difficulties?

English Standard Version
Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?

New American Standard Bible
"Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedged in?

King James Bible
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why is life given to a man whose path is hidden, whom God has hedged in?

International Standard Version
To the formerly successful man who lost his way in life, and God fenced him in?

NET Bible
Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?

American Standard Version
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?

English Revised Version
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

Young's Literal Translation
To a man whose way hath been hidden, And whom God doth shut up?
















Cross References
Job 3:22
Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

Job 19:6
Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.

Job 19:8
He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.

Psalm 88:8
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

Lamentations 3:7
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 3:21
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Job 3:20
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

Job 3:24
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

Job 3:25
For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

Job 3:26
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
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