Job 3:7
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.
- KJV
- Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
- WEB
- Behold, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come therein.
- ASV
- Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.
- DARBY
- Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful sound come therein;
- BLB
- Behold, that night—may it be barren, let no joyful shout come into it.
- ÅB
- Ja, ufruktbar bli den natt! Aldri lyde det jubel i den!
- OTB
- Se, la den natten være ufruktbar;
la ingen gledeshyl høres i den. - B1930
- Ja, ufruktbar bli den natt! Aldri lyde det jubel i den!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 13:20–22
She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.
Read in contextJeremiah 7:34
I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”
Read in contextRevelation 18:22–23
And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.
Read in contextIsaiah 24:8
The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.
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