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21 who long for death that never comes
    and seek for it more than for hidden treasure,
22 who would rejoice to see the grave
    and exult on reaching the tomb,
23 who are unable to find their way
    and whom God has hemmed in on every side?[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 3:23 Earlier in the Book, Job is said to have been in God’s safekeeping (Job 1:10). Now Job feels that God has hemmed him in on every side, leaving him in turmoil (see v. 26).