Job 3

Berean Standard Bible

Job Laments His Birth

1AfterH310 thisH3651, JobH347 openedH6605 his mouthH6310 and cursedH7043 the day of hisH3117 birth. 2AndH6030 this is what he saidH559:

3“May the dayH3117 of my birthH3205 perishH6,and the nightH3915 it was saidH559,‘A boyH1397 is conceivedH2029.’4If only thatH1931 dayH3117 had turnedH1961 to darknessH2822!May GodH433 aboveH4605 H408 disregard itH408 H1875;may no lightH5105 shineH3313 upon itH5921.5May darknessH2822 and gloomH6757 reclaim itH1350,and a cloudH6053 settleH7931 over itH5921;may the blacknessH3650 of the dayH3117 overwhelm itH1204.6If only darknessH652 had takenH1931 that nightH3915 awayH3947!May it notH408 appearH2302 among the daysH3117 of the yearH8141;may it neverH408 be enteredH935 in anyH4557 of the monthsH3391.7BeholdH2009, may thatH1931 nightH3915 beH1961 barrenH1565;may noH408 joyful voiceH7445 comeH935 into it.8May it be cursedH779 by those who curseH6895 the dayH3117 1—those preparedH6264 to rouseH5782 LeviathanH3882.9May its morningH5399 starsH3556 grow darkH2821;may it waitH6960 in vainH369 for daylightH216;may it notH408 seeH7200 the breakingH6079 of dawnH7837.10ForH3588 that night did notH3808 shutH5462 the doorsH1817 of the wombH990to hideH5641 the sorrowH5999 from my eyesH5869.

11WhyH4100 did I not perishH3808 H4191 at birthH7358;why did I not dieH1478 as I cameH3318 from the wombH990?12WhyH4069 were there kneesH1290 to receive meH6923,and breastsH7699 thatH3588 I should be nursedH3243?13ForH3588 nowH6258 I would be lying downH7901 in peaceH8252;I would be asleepH3462 andH227 at restH511714withH5973 kingsH4428 and counselorsH3289 of the earthH776,who builtH1129 for themselves cities now in ruinsH2723,15orH176 withH5973 princesH8269 who had goldH2091,who filledH4390 their housesH1004 with silverH3701.16OrH176 why wasH1961 I notH3808 hiddenH2934 like a stillborn childH5309,like an infantH5768 who neverH3808 seesH7200 daylightH216?17ThereH8033 the wickedH7563 ceaseH2308 from ragingH7267,and thereH8033 the wearyH3019 H3581 find restH5117.18The captivesH615 enjoyH3162 their easeH7599;they do notH3808 hearH8085 the voiceH6963 of the oppressorH5065.19Both smallH6996 and greatH1419 are thereH8033 H1931,and the slaveH5650 is freedH2670 from his masterH113.

20WhyH4100 is lightH216 givenH5414 to the miserableH6001,and lifeH2416 to the bitterH4751 of soulH5315,21who longH2442 for deathH4194 that does not comeH369,and search for itH2658 like hidden treasureH4301,22who rejoiceH8056 H413 and greatlyH1524 exultH7797whenH3588 they reachH4672 the graveH6913?23Why is life given to a manH1397 whoseH834 wayH1870 is hiddenH5641,whom GodH433 H1157 has hedged inH5526?24I sighH585 whenH3588 foodH3899 is putH935 before meH6440,and my groansH7581 pour outH5413 like waterH4325.25ForH3588 the thingH6343 I fearedH6342 has overtaken meH857,and whatH834 I dreadedH3025 has befallenH935 me.26I am notH3808 at easeH7951 or quietH8252 H3808;I have noH3808 restH5117, for troubleH7267 has comeH935.”