NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon They changesuwm (soom) to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work. the night layil (lah'-yil) a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season). into day yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), the light 'owr (ore) illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun. is short qarowb (kaw-robe') near (in place, kindred or time) because paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) of darkness choshek (kho-shek') the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "They make night into day, saying, 'The light is near,' in the presence of darkness. King James Bible They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. Holman Christian Standard Bible They turned night into day and made light seem near in the face of darkness. International Standard Version They have transformed night into day— 'The light,' they say, 'is about to become dark.' NET Bible These men change night into day; they say, 'The light is near in the face of darkness.' GOD'S WORD® Translation You say that night is day. Light has nearly become darkness. King James 2000 Bible They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. Links Job 17:12Job 17:12 NIV Job 17:12 NLT Job 17:12 ESV Job 17:12 NASB Job 17:12 KJV |
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