Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
That day let it be darkness, let not +God care for it from above, neither let light shine upon it:
New American Standard Bible
Let not God above care for it,
Nor light shine on it.
King James Version
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
Holman Bible
May God above not care about it,
or light shine on it.
International Standard Version
Let that day be dark; let God above not care about it; let no light shine over it.
A Conservative Version
Let that day be darkness. Let not God from above seek for it, nor let the light shine upon it.
American Standard Version
Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.
Amplified
“May that day be darkness;
Let God above not care about it,
Nor light shine on it.
Bible in Basic English
That day--let it be dark; let not God take note of it from on high, and let not the light be shining on it;
Julia Smith Translation
That day shall be darkness; God shall not search it out from above, and the light shall not shine upon it.
King James 2000
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let that day become darkness; may God not seek it from above, nor may daylight shine on it.
Modern King James verseion
Let that day be darkness. Let not God look upon it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The same day be turned to darkness, and not regarded of God from above, neither let the light shine upon it:
NET Bible
That day -- let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!
New Heart English Bible
Let that day be darkness. Do not let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.
The Emphasized Bible
That day, be it darkness, - Let not God enquire after it from above, May there shine upon it no clear beam:
Webster
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
World English Bible
Let that day be darkness. Don't let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.
Youngs Literal Translation
That day -- let it be darkness, Let not God require it from above, Nor let light shine upon it.
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 3:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Regrets His Birth
3 Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night that said, There is a man child conceived. 4 That day let it be darkness, let not +God care for it from above, neither let light shine upon it: 5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it.
Cross References
Exodus 10:22-23
And Moses stretched out his hand toward the heavens; and there was a thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt three days:
Deuteronomy 11:12
a land which Jehovah thy God careth for; the eyes of Jehovah thy God are constantly upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Joel 2:2
a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, to the years of generations and generations.
Amos 5:18
Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! To what end is the day of Jehovah for you? It shall be darkness and not light:
Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour;
Acts 27:20
And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm lying on us, in the end all hope of our being saved was taken away.
Revelation 16:10
And the fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast; and its kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues with distress,