Job 3:18

There ¹  the prisoners ²  relax ³  together; ⁴  they do not hear the voice of the oppressor. ⁵ 

biblegateway Job 3:18

Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.

biblegateway Job 3:18

"The prisoners are at ease together; They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.

biblegateway Job 3:18

Even prisoners are at ease in death, with no guards to curse them.

biblegateway Job 3:18

Prisoners sleep undisturbed, never again to wake up to the bark of the guards.

SABDAweb Job 3:18

There the prisoners are at peace together; the voice of the overseer comes not again to their ears.

bibleoremus Job 3:18

There the prisoners are at ease together; they do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.

biblegateway Job 3:18

There the prisoners rest together; They do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

biblegateway Job 3:18

There ¹  the prisoners ²  relax ³  together; ⁴  they do not hear the voice of the oppressor. ⁵ 

¹ tn “There” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied from the context.

² tn The LXX omits the verb and translates the noun not as prisoners but as “old men” or “men of old time.”

³ tn The verb שַׁאֲנָנוּ (sha’ananu) is the Pilpel of שָׁאַן (sha’an) which means “to rest.” It refers to the normal rest or refreshment of individuals; here it is contrasted with the harsh treatment normally put on prisoners.

⁴ sn See further J. C. de Moor, “Lexical Remarks Concerning yahad and yahdaw,” VT 7 (1957): 350-55.

⁵ tn Or “taskmaster.” The same Hebrew word is used for the taskmasters in Exod 3:7.