Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Let those curse it who curse the day,
Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.

King James Version

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

Holman Bible

Let those who curse certain days
cast a spell on it,
those who are skilled in rousing Leviathan.

International Standard Version

Let whoever curses days curse it those who are ready to awaken monsters.

A Conservative Version

Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

American Standard Version

Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

Amplified


“Let those curse it who curse the day,
Who are skilled in rousing up Leviathan.

Bible in Basic English

Let it be cursed by those who put a curse on the day; who are ready to make Leviathan awake.

Darby Translation

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to rouse Leviathan;

Julia Smith Translation

They cursing the day shall curse it, they being ready to rouse up the sea monster.

King James 2000

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to arouse leviathan.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Let those who curse the day curse it, those who are skilled at rousing Leviathan.

Modern King James verseion

Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to stir up Leviathan.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

give it their curse also, even those that be ready to raise vp Leviathan.

NET Bible

Let those who curse the day curse it -- those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.

New Heart English Bible

Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

The Emphasized Bible

Let day-cursers denounce it, Those skilled in rousing the dragon of the sky:

Webster

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

World English Bible

Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

Youngs Literal Translation

Let the cursers of day mark it, Who are ready to wake up Leviathan.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
it that curse
ארר 
'arar 
Usage: 63

the day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

עתיד 
`athiyd 
Usage: 5

to raise up
עוּר 
`uwr 
Usage: 80

Context Readings

Job Regrets His Birth

7 O, let that night be solitary; let no song come therein! 8 “Let those curse it who curse the day,
Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.
9 Let the stars of its dawn be darkened; they waited for light, but have none; neither let them see the dawning of the day;


Cross References

Job 41:1

Canst thou draw out leviathan with a hook or with the cord which thou lettest down on his tongue?

Job 41:10

No one is so bold as to dare stir him up; who then shall be able to stand before me?

2 Chronicles 35:25

And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah; and all the singing men and the singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day and made them an ordinance in Israel, which are written in the lamentations.

Job 41:25

Of his greatness, the mighty are afraid; by reason of breakings they remove sin from themselves.

Jeremiah 9:17-18

Thus hath the LORD of the hosts said, Consider ye and call for the mourning women that they may come and send for cunning women that they may come,

Amos 5:16

Therefore the LORD, the God of the hosts, the Lord, said this: Wailing shall be in all streets, and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

Matthew 11:17

and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

Mark 5:38

And they came to the house of the prince of the synagogue and saw the tumult and those that wept and wailed greatly.

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