Parallel Verses

Amplified

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

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.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

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 the day of his birth. 2 And Job said,


Cross References

Job 1:11

But put forth Your hand now and touch (destroy) all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

Job 1:22

Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.

Job 2:5

But put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh [and severely afflict him]; and he will curse You to Your face.”

Job 2:9-10

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still cling to your integrity [and your faith and trust in God, without blaming Him]? Curse God and die!”

Job 3:3


“Let the day on which I was born perish,
And the night which announced: ‘There is a man-child conceived.’

Job 35:16


Job uselessly opens his mouth
And multiplies words without knowledge [drawing the worthless conclusion that the righteous have no more advantage than the wicked].”

Psalm 39:2-3


I was mute and silent [before my enemies],
I refrained even from good,
And my distress grew worse.

Psalm 106:33


Because they were rebellious against His Spirit,
Moses spoke recklessly with his lips.

Jeremiah 20:14-15


Cursed be the day on which I was born;
Do not bless the day on which my mother gave birth to me!

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