Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day.

New American Standard Bible

Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

King James Version

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

Holman Bible

After this, Job began to speak and cursed the day he was born.

International Standard Version

After this, Job spoke up solemnly, cursing the day he was born.

American Standard Version

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

Amplified

After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

Bible in Basic English

Then, opening his mouth, and cursing the day of his birth,

Darby Translation

After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.

Julia Smith Translation

After this Job opened his mouth, and he will curse his day.

King James 2000

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{Afterward} Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.

Modern King James verseion

After this Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

After this, opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day,

NET Bible

After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day he was born.

New Heart English Bible

After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.

The Emphasized Bible

After this, opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

Webster

After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day.

World English Bible

After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.

Youngs Literal Translation

After this hath Job opened his mouth, and revileth his day.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

פּתח 
Pathach 
Usage: 143

Job
איּוב 
'Iyowb 
Job
Usage: 17

and cursed
קלל 
Qalal 
Usage: 82

References

Easton

Day

Hastings

Job

Images Job 3:1

Prayers for Job 3:1

Context Readings

Job Regrets His Birth

1 After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day. 2 And Job answered and said,

Cross References

Job 1:11

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Job 1:22

In all this Job did not sin, nor foolishly accuse God.

Job 2:5

But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Job 2:9-10

Then his wife said to him, Do thou still hold fast thine integrity? Renounce God, and die.

Job 3:3

Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.

Job 35:16

so Job opens his mouth in vanity. He multiplies words without knowledge.

Psalm 39:2-3

I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good, and my sorrow was stirred.

Psalm 106:33

because they were rebellious against his spirit, and he spoke ill-advisedly with his lips.

Jeremiah 20:14-15

Cursed be the day in which I was born. Let not the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.

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