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Job 3:3-9

³ Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night [in which] it was said, There is a man child conceived. ⁴ Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it. ⁵ Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. 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. ⁷ Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein. ⁸ Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. ⁹ 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:

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KJV King James Version

³ Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night [in which] it was said, There is a man child conceived. ⁴ Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it. ⁵ Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. 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. ⁷ Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein. ⁸ Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. ⁹ 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:

BSB Berean Standard Bible

³ “May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’ ⁴ If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it. ⁵ May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it. ⁶ 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. ⁷ Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it. ⁸ May it be cursed by those who curse the day—those prepared to rouse Leviathan. ⁹ May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

WEB World English Bible

³ “Let the day perish in which I was born, the night which said, ‘There is a boy conceived.’ ⁴ Let that day be darkness. Don’t let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it. ⁵ Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes black the day terrify it. ⁶ 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. ⁷ Behold, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come therein. ⁸ Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan. ⁹ Let the stars of its twilight be dark. Let it look for light, but have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the morning,

ASV American Standard Version

³ Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived. ⁴ Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it. ⁵ Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it. ⁶ 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. ⁷ Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein. ⁸ Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan. ⁹ 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:

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

³ Let the day perish in which I am born, And the night that hath said: ‘A man-child hath been conceived.’ ⁴ That day—let it be darkness, Let not God require it from above, Nor let light shine upon it. ⁵ Let darkness and death-shade redeem it, Let a cloud tabernacle upon it, Let them terrify it as the most bitter of days. ⁶ 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. ⁷ Lo! that night—let it be gloomy, Let no singing come into it. ⁸ Let the cursers of day mark it, Who are ready to wake up Leviathan. ⁹ 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.

Surrounding context — Job 3

1 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

2 And Job spake, and said,

3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night [in which] it was said, There is a man child conceived.

4 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

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.

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

8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

9 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:

10 Because it shut not up the doors of my [mother’s] womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.

11 Why died I not from the womb? [why] did I [not] give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

12 Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?

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