Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version That night—may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months. New Living Translation Let that night be blotted off the calendar, never again to be counted among the days of the year, never again to appear among the months. English Standard Version That night—let thick darkness seize it! Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months. Berean Standard Bible If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months. King James Bible As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months. New King James Version As for that night, may darkness seize it; May it not rejoice among the days of the year, May it not come into the number of the months. New American Standard Bible “As for that night, may darkness seize it; May it not rejoice among the days of the year; May it not come into the number of the months. NASB 1995 “As for that night, let darkness seize it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months. NASB 1977 “As for that night, let darkness seize it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months. Legacy Standard Bible As for that night, let thick darkness take it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months. Amplified Bible “As for that night, let darkness seize it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not be counted in the number of the months. Christian Standard Bible If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year or be listed in the calendar. Holman Christian Standard Bible If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year or be listed in the calendar. American Standard Version As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months. Contemporary English Version Erase that night from the calendar and conceal it with darkness. English Revised Version As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months. GOD'S WORD® Translation "That night- let the blackness take it away. Let it not be included in the days of the year or be numbered among the months. Good News Translation Blot that night out of the year, and never let it be counted again; International Standard Version Let darkness carry that night away; let it not take its place joyfully among the days of the year; let it not be entered into the calendar. Majority Standard Bible If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months. NET Bible That night--let darkness seize it; let it not be included among the days of the year; let it not enter among the number of the months! New Heart English Bible As for that night, let thick darkness seize on it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months. Webster's Bible Translation As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined to the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months. World English Bible As for that night, let thick darkness seize on it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThat night—let thick darkness take it, "" Let it not be united to days of the year, "" Let it not come into the number of months. Young's Literal Translation That night -- let thick darkness take it, Let it not be united to days of the year, Into the number of months let it not come. Smith's Literal Translation That night darkness shall take it; it shall not be joined upon the days of the year; it shall not come into the number of months. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet a darksome whirlwind seize upon that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months. Catholic Public Domain Version Let a whirlwind of darkness take hold of that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months. New American Bible May obscurity seize that night; may it not be counted among the days of the year, nor enter into the number of the months! New Revised Standard Version That night—let thick darkness seize it! let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAs for that night, let thick darkness cover it; let that day not be reckoned in the number of the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Let that night cover it in blackness. That day not shall be counted in the number of the days of the year and in the number of the months it shall not enter OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months. Brenton Septuagint Translation let that day and night be cursed, let darkness carry them away; let it not come into the days of the year, neither let it be numbered with the days of the months. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Laments His Birth…5May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it. 6If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months. 7Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.… Cross References Jeremiah 20:14-18 Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. / Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. / May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon, ... Ecclesiastes 4:2-3 So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive. / But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun. Job 10:18-22 Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me! / If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave. / Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort, ... Job 7:16 I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath. Job 14:13 If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me! Job 17:13-16 If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness, / and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ / where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? ... Job 30:26 But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell. Lamentations 3:1-6 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. / He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. / Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long. ... Isaiah 38:10-12 I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.” / I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world. / My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me. Psalm 88:3-6 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. / I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength. / I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care. ... Psalm 39:4-6 “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah / Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. Psalm 90:9-10 For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh. / The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. Psalm 102:3-11 For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. / My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones. ... Matthew 26:38 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” Mark 14:34 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” Treasury of Scripture As for that night, let darkness seize on it; let it not be joined to the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months. let it not be joined unto the days. Job 3:6 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months. Jump to Previous Dark Darkness Entered Included Joined Joy Months Night Rejoice Seize ThickJump to Next Dark Darkness Entered Included Joined Joy Months Night Rejoice Seize ThickJob 3 1. Job curses the day and services of his birth.13. The ease of death. 20. He complains of life, because of his anguish. If only that day The phrase "that day" refers to the day of Job's birth. In the Hebrew text, the word for "day" is "yom," which is often used to denote a specific period or event. Job is expressing a deep lament, wishing that the day of his birth had never occurred. This reflects the depth of his suffering and despair. In the ancient Near Eastern context, days were often personified and could be seen as having a destiny or fate. Job's wish for the day to be erased underscores his desire to escape his current suffering. had turned to darkness may God above not care about it may no light shine upon it Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew If only darknessאֹ֥פֶל (’ō·p̄el) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 652: Darkness, gloom had taken הַהוּא֮ (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are that night הַלַּ֥יְלָה (hal·lay·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity away! יִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּ (yiq·qā·ḥê·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take May it not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not appear יִ֭חַדְּ (yi·ḥad) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 2302: To be or grow sharp among the days בִּימֵ֣י (bî·mê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of the year, שָׁנָ֑ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year or be entered יָבֹֽא׃ (yā·ḇō) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go in any בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר (bə·mis·par) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration of the months. יְ֝רָחִ֗ים (yə·rā·ḥîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3391: A lunation, month Links Job 3:6 NIVJob 3:6 NLT Job 3:6 ESV Job 3:6 NASB Job 3:6 KJV Job 3:6 BibleApps.com Job 3:6 Biblia Paralela Job 3:6 Chinese Bible Job 3:6 French Bible Job 3:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 3:6 As for that night let thick darkness (Jb) |
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