Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version turn night into day; in the face of the darkness light is near. New Living Translation These men say that night is day; they claim that the darkness is light. English Standard Version They make night into day: ‘The light,’ they say, ‘is near to the darkness.’ Berean Standard Bible They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness. King James Bible They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. New King James Version They change the night into day; ‘The light is near,’ they say, in the face of darkness. New American Standard Bible “They make night into day, saying, ‘The light is near,’ in the presence of darkness. NASB 1995 “They make night into day, saying, ‘The light is near,’ in the presence of darkness. NASB 1977 “They make night into day, saying, ‘The light is near,’ in the presence of darkness. Legacy Standard Bible They make night into day, saying, ‘The light is near,’ in the presence of darkness. Amplified Bible “These [thoughts try to] make the night into the day; ‘The light is near,’ they say in the presence of darkness [but they pervert the truth]. Christian Standard Bible They turned night into day and made light seem near in the face of darkness. Holman Christian Standard Bible They turned night into day and made light seem near in the face of darkness. American Standard Version They change the night into day: The light, say they, is near unto the darkness. Contemporary English Version But all my friends can do is offer empty hopes. English Revised Version They change the night into a day: the fight, say they, is near unto the darkness. GOD'S WORD® Translation You say that night is day. Light has nearly become darkness. Good News Translation But my friends say night is daylight; they say that light is near, but I know I remain in darkness. International Standard Version They have transformed night into day— 'The light,' they say, 'is about to become dark.' Majority Standard Bible They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness. NET Bible These men change night into day; they say, 'The light is near in the face of darkness.' New Heart English Bible They change the night into day, saying 'The light is near' in the presence of darkness. Webster's Bible Translation They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. World English Bible They change the night into day, saying ‘The light is near’ in the presence of darkness. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey appoint night for day, "" Light [is] near because of darkness. Young's Literal Translation Night for day they appoint, Light is near because of darkness. Smith's Literal Translation They will set the night for day: the light being near from the face of darkness. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey have turned night into day, and after darkness I hope for light again. Catholic Public Domain Version They have turned night into day, and I hope for light again after the darkness. New American Bible They would change the night into day; where there is darkness they talk of approaching light. New Revised Standard Version They make night into day; ‘The light,’ they say, ‘is near to the darkness.’ Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou change the night into day; and you bring forth the light before the darkness is over. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You put the night for day, and you sacrifice the light to the darkness OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They change the night into day; The light is short because of darkness. Brenton Septuagint Translation I have turned the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Prepares for Death…11My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart. 12They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness. 13If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,… Cross References Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. Micah 3:6 Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. Amos 5:18-20 Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it? Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness. Isaiah 59:9-10 Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom. / Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead. Psalm 139:11-12 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”— / even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You. Isaiah 50:10 Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God. John 11:10 But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.” 1 Thessalonians 5:5-7 For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. / So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. / For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. Matthew 6:23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Luke 11:34-36 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. / Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness. / So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.” John 12:35 Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. Romans 13:12 The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, Treasury of Scripture They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. change Job 7:3,4,13,14 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me… Job 24:14-16 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief… Deuteronomy 28:67 In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. short. Jump to Previous Appoint Change Changing Dark Darkness Face Imagine Is Light Night Presence Short TurnJump to Next Appoint Change Changing Dark Darkness Face Imagine Is Light Night Presence Short TurnJob 17 1. Job appeals from men to God6. The unmerciful dealing of men with the afflicted may astonish, 9. but not discourage the righteous 11. His hope is not in life, but in death They have turned night into day This phrase captures the profound disorientation and confusion that Job feels. In the Hebrew text, the word for "turned" is "שׂוּם" (sum), which means to place or set. This suggests an intentional act of reversing the natural order. Historically, this reflects Job's perception of his friends' misguided counsel, which attempts to redefine his suffering and reality. In a broader scriptural context, this inversion of night and day symbolizes a distortion of truth and justice, echoing Isaiah 5:20, where woe is pronounced on those who call evil good and good evil. in the face of darkness they say, 'Light is near.' Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They have turnedיָשִׂ֑ימוּ (yā·śî·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set night לַ֭יְלָה (lay·lāh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity into day לְי֣וֹם (lə·yō·wm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day and have made light א֝֗וֹר (’ō·wr) Noun - common singular Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary seem near קָר֥וֹב (qā·rō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7138: Near in the face מִפְּנֵי־ (mip·pə·nê-) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of darkness. חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness Links Job 17:12 NIVJob 17:12 NLT Job 17:12 ESV Job 17:12 NASB Job 17:12 KJV Job 17:12 BibleApps.com Job 17:12 Biblia Paralela Job 17:12 Chinese Bible Job 17:12 French Bible Job 17:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 17:12 They change the night into day saying (Jb) |