Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Yes, may that night be barren;
may no joyful shout be heard in it.

New American Standard Bible

“Behold, let that night be barren;
Let no joyful shout enter it.

King James Version

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

International Standard Version

"Yes, let that night be barren; let it not appear with its joyful shout.

A Conservative Version

Lo, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come in it.

American Standard Version

Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.

Amplified


“Behold, let that night be barren [and empty];
Let no joyful voice enter it.

Bible in Basic English

As for that night, let it have no fruit; let no voice of joy be sounded in it;

Darby Translation

Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful sound come therein;

Julia Smith Translation

Behold, that night shall be hard; no rejoicing shall be in it

King James 2000

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come into it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Look, let that night become barren; let a joyful song not enter it.

Modern King James verseion

Lo, let that night be barren; let no joyful voice come in it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Despised be that night, and discommended: let them that curse the day,

NET Bible

Indeed, let that night be barren; let no shout of joy penetrate it!

New Heart English Bible

Behold, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come therein.

The Emphasized Bible

Lo! that night, be it barren, Let no joyous shouting enter therein:

Webster

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

World English Bible

Behold, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come therein.

Youngs Literal Translation

Lo! that night -- let it be gloomy, Let no singing come into it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Lo, let that night
לילה ליל ליל 
Layil 
Usage: 233

גּלמוּד 
Galmuwd 
Usage: 4

רננה 
R@nanah 
Usage: 4


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Job Regrets His Birth

6 If only darkness had taken that night away!
May it not appear among the days of the year
or be listed in the calendar.
7 Yes, may that night be barren;
may no joyful shout be heard in it.
8 Let those who curse certain days
cast a spell on it,
those who are skilled in rousing Leviathan.


Cross References

Isaiah 13:20-22

It will never be inhabited
or lived in from generation to generation;
a nomad will not pitch his tent there,
and shepherds will not let their flocks rest there.

Isaiah 24:8

The joyful tambourines have ceased.
The noise of the jubilant has stopped.
The joyful lyre has ceased.

Jeremiah 7:34

I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sound of joy and gladness and the voices of the groom and the bride, for the land will become a desolate waste.

Revelation 18:22-23

The sound of harpists, musicians,
flutists, and trumpeters
will never be heard in you again;
no craftsman of any trade
will ever be found in you again;
the sound of a mill
will never be heard in you again;

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