Job 3:4

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

King James Version
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Other Translations for Job 3:4

BSB
If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.
AKJV
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine on it.
CPDV
May that day be turned into darkness, may God not seek it from above, and may light not illuminate it.
ERV
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
NHEB
Let that day be darkness. Do not let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.
SMT
That day shall be darkness; God shall not search it out from above, and the light shall not shine upon it.

Commentary for Job 3:4

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Job 3:4
Summary
Job curses his natal day requesting divine darkness and loss
Event
Job curses his day
Estimated Time Period
c. 2000 BC
Category
Lament