Job 3:13-22
3:14 a The dead were thought to continue their identities and social status after death. Perhaps Job wanted the world’s kings and prime ministers to acknowledge his own princely status (1:3 b).3:15 c rich in gold, whose palaces were filled with silver: This might refer to treasure-filled tombs, but it more likely refers to the futile hoarding of wealth that ends in death (as in 3:14 d).
3:20 e Job equated light with life (33:30 f; see John 1:4 g; 8:12 h).
• Bitter might mean “short-tempered” (Judg 18:25 i), “enraged” (2 Sam 17:8 j), “anguish” (Job 7:11 k), “distress” (Prov 31:6 l), or “discontented” (1 Sam 1:10 m; 22:2 n).
3:21 o People in misery long for death with the desperation of those who dig for hidden treasure.
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