Job 3:17

"There the wicked cease from raging": At death the wicked cease their trouble making and turmoil. Job is not saying that at death the wicked are at rest (Luke 16:19ff), but rather death ends their life of rebellion. In this life the wicked are in. constant state of agitation, nothing satisfies them, they are always either troubling themselves or others. In the grave alone do they seem to rest. Compare with Isaiah 57:20. "And there the weary are at rest": Literally the weary in strength, those who strength has been utterly exhausted and worn out. Here Job probably refers to people like himself. He looks to death as his only hope for rest and peace from his present troubles. Jesus points out that there is another place of rest for the weary (Matthew 11:28-30).