Job 3:5

In 11 translations

BSB

May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.

KJV

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.stain: or, challengelet the…: or, let them terrify it, as those who have a bitter day

WEB

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes the day black terrify it.

ASV

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.

LSV

Let darkness and death-shade redeem it, || Let a cloud dwell on it, || Let them terrify it as the most bitter of days.

YLT

Let darkness and death-shade redeem it, Let a cloud tabernacle upon it, Let them terrify it as the most bitter of days.

DBY

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it.

DRC

Let darkness, and the shadow of death cover it, let a mist overspread it, and let it be wrapped up in bitterness.

GNV

But let darkenesse, and the shadowe of death staine it: let the cloude remayne vpon it, and let them make it fearefull as a bitter day.

JPS

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.

LXXE

But let darkness and the shadow of death seize it; let blackness come upon it;

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Original-language editions

WLC

יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן־עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנָ֑ה יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי יֽוֹם׃

LXX-Br

Ἐκλάβοι δὲ αὐτὴν σκότος καὶ σκιὰ θανάτου, ἐπέλθοι ἐπʼ αὐτὴν γνόφος·

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 28:3Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
• Job 10:21–22before I go—never to return— to a land of darkness and gloom, to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
• Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
• Jeremiah 2:6They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no…
• Psalms 107:14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
• Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.
• Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
• Deuteronomy 4:11You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
• Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
• Jeremiah 4:28Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”
• Isaiah 9:2The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
• Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
• Luke 1:79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
• Job 16:16My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;
• Job 24:17For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!
• Job 38:17Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

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