Job 3:9

In 11 translations

BSB

May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

KJV

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:the dawning…: Heb. the eyelids of the morning

WEB

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

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:

LSV

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.

YLT

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.

DBY

Let the stars of its twilight be dark; let it wait for light, and have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the dawn:

DRC

Let the stars be darkened with the mist thereof: let it expect light and not see it, nor the rising of the dawning of the day:

GNV

Let the starres of that twilight be dimme through darkenesse of it: let it looke for light, but haue none: neither let it see the dawning of the day,

JPS

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;

LXXE

Let the stars of that night be darkened; let it remain dark, and not come into light; and let it not see the morning star arise:

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Original-language editions

WLC

יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ כּוֹכְבֵ֪י נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו־לְא֥וֹר וָאַ֑יִן וְאַל־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃

LXX-Br

Σκοτωθείη τὰ ἄστρα τῆς νυκτὸς ἐκείνης· ὑπομείναι, καὶ εἰς φωτισμὸν μὴ ἔλθοι, καὶ μὴ ἴδοι Ἑωσφόρον ἀνατέλλοντα.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 41:18His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn.
• Jeremiah 8:15We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
• 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.
• Job 30:26But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

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