Job 3:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.”
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“May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Let the stars of its twilight be dark, Let it wait for light, and there is none, And let it not look on the eyelids of the dawn.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 3:9 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 30:26But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
- Job 41:10No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me?
- Job 41:18His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn.
- Jeremiah 8:15We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
- Jeremiah 13:16Give 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.
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