Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Let that day be dark; let God above not care about it; let no light shine over it.
New American Standard Bible
Let not God above care for it,
Nor light shine on it.
King James Version
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
Holman Bible
May God above not care about it,
or light shine on it.
A Conservative Version
Let that day be darkness. Let not God from above seek for it, nor let the light shine upon it.
American Standard Version
Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.
Amplified
“May that day be darkness;
Let God above not care about it,
Nor light shine on it.
Bible in Basic English
That day--let it be dark; let not God take note of it from on high, and let not the light be shining on it;
Darby Translation
That day let it be darkness, let not +God care for it from above, neither let light shine upon it:
Julia Smith Translation
That day shall be darkness; God shall not search it out from above, and the light shall not shine upon it.
King James 2000
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let that day become darkness; may God not seek it from above, nor may daylight shine on it.
Modern King James verseion
Let that day be darkness. Let not God look upon it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The same day be turned to darkness, and not regarded of God from above, neither let the light shine upon it:
NET Bible
That day -- let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!
New Heart English Bible
Let that day be darkness. Do not let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.
The Emphasized Bible
That day, be it darkness, - Let not God enquire after it from above, May there shine upon it no clear beam:
Webster
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
World English Bible
Let that day be darkness. Don't let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.
Youngs Literal Translation
That day -- let it be darkness, Let not God require it from above, Nor let light shine upon it.
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 3:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Regrets His Birth
3 "Let the day when I was born be annihilated, along with the night when it was announced, "It's a boy!' 4 Let that day be dark; let God above not care about it; let no light shine over it. 5 Let darkness and deep gloom reclaim it; let clouds settle down on it; let blackness in mid-day terrify it.
Cross References
Exodus 10:22-23
So Moses stretched his hand toward the sky, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.
Deuteronomy 11:12
a land about which the LORD your God is always concerned, because the eyes of the LORD are continuously on it throughout the entire year."
Joel 2:2
A day of doom and gloom, a day of clouds and shadows like the dawn spreads out to cover the mountains a people strong and robust. Never has there been anything like it, neither will anything follow to compare with it, even through the lifetime of generation upon generation."
Amos 5:18
"Woe to those who are craving the Day of the LORD! How is it to your benefit, this Day of the LORD? It's a day of darkness to you, and not light.
Matthew 27:45
From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
Acts 27:20
For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were to be seen, and the storm continued to rage until at last all hope of our being saved vanished.
Revelation 16:10
The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast. Its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed on their tongues in anguish