Job 3:5

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

King James Version
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Other Translations for Job 3:5

BSB
May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.
AKJV
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell on it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
CPDV
Let darkness and the shadow of death obscure it, let a fog overtake it, and let it be enveloped in bitterness.
ERV
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.
NHEB
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let the blackness of the day terrify it.
SMT
Darkness shall pollute it, and the shadow of death; a cloud shall dwell upon it; the obscurations of day shall terrify it.

Commentary for Job 3:5

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Job 3:5
Summary
Job invokes malevolent darkness and terror upon natal day
Event
Job curses with darkness
Estimated Time Period
c. 2000 BC
Category
Lament