Passage Research
Job 3 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Job 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 26
- verses
- 204 / 142
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Job 3 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נוּחַ | nûwach | H5117 | 3 | rest, settle |
| אוֹר | ʼôwr | H216 | 3 | illumination, luminary |
| רֹגֶז | rôgez | H7267 | 2 | commotion, restlessness |
| לַיִל | layil | H3915 | 3 | twist, night |
| שָׁקַט | shâqaṭ | H8252 | 2 | repose |
| אִיּוֹב | ʼÎyôwb | H347 | 2 | Ijob |
| אֱלוֹהַּ | ʼĕlôwahh | H433 | 2 | deity, Deity |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Job 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Job was like a man who had lost his way, and had no prospect of escape, or hope of better times. But surely he was in an ill frame for death when so unwilling to live. Let it be our constant care to get ready for another world, and then leave it to God to order our removal thither as he thinks fit. Grace teaches us in the midst of life's greatest comforts, to be willing to die, and in the midst of its greatest crosses, to be willing to live. Job's way was hid; he knew not wherefore God contended with him. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Job 3:20–30 (Public Domain)
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