New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 3:1-19
1AfterwardH310H3651 JobH347 openedH6605 his mouthH6310 and cursedH7043 1the dayH3117 of his birth. 2And JobH347 2saidH6030H559,3“3Let the dayH3117 perishH6 on which I was to be bornH3205, And the nightH3915 which saidH559, ‘A 4boyH1397 is conceivedH2029.’4May that dayH3117 be darknessH2822; Let not GodH433 aboveH4605 careH1875 for it, NorH408 lightH5105 shineH3313 on it.5Let 5darknessH2822 and blackH6757 gloomH6757 claimH1350 it; Let a cloudH6053 settleH7931 on it; Let the blacknessH3650 of the dayH3117 terrifyH1204 it.6As for that nightH3915, let darknessH652 seizeH3947 it; Let it not rejoiceH2302 among the daysH3117 of the yearH8141; Let it not comeH935 into the numberH4557 of the monthsH3391.7BeholdH2009, let that nightH3915 be barrenH1565; Let noH408 joyfulH7445 shoutH7445 enterH935 it.8Let those curseH6895 it who curseH779 the dayH3117, Who are 6preparedH6264 to 7rouseH5782 LeviathanH3882.9Let the starsH3556 of its twilightH5399 be darkenedH2821; Let it waitH6960 for lightH216 but haveH369 noneH369, And let it not seeH7200 the 8breakingH6079 dawnH7837;10BecauseH3588 it did not shutH5462 the openingH1817 of my mother’s wombH990, Or hideH5641 troubleH5999 from my eyesH5869.
11“9WhyH4100 did I not dieH4191 10at birthH7358, ComeH3318 forthH3318 from the wombH990 and expireH1478?12WhyH4069 did the kneesH1290 receiveH6923 me, And whyH4100 the breastsH7699, that I should suckH3243?13For nowH6258 I 11would have lainH7901 downH7901 and beenH8252 quietH8252; I would have sleptH3462 thenH227, I would have beenH5117 at restH5117,14With 12kingsH4428 and with 13counselorsH3289 of the earthH776, Who rebuiltH1129 14ruinsH2723 for themselves;15OrH176 with 15princesH8269 16who had goldH2091, Who were fillingH4390 their housesH1004 with silverH3701.16OrH176 like a miscarriageH5309 which is 17discardedH2934, I would not be, As infantsH5768 that neverH3808 sawH7200 lightH216.17ThereH8033 the wickedH7563 ceaseH2308 from ragingH7267, And thereH8033 the 18wearyH3019 are at 19restH5117.18The prisonersH615 are at easeH7599 togetherH3162; They do not hearH8085 the voiceH6963 of the taskmasterH5065.19The smallH6996 and the greatH1419 are thereH8033, And the slaveH5650 is freeH2670 from his masterH113.
Notes
- 1. Job 3:1 Lit his day ↩
- 2. Job 3:2 Lit answered and said ↩
- 3. Job 3:3 Jer 20:14-18 ↩
- 4. Job 3:3 Lit man-child ↩
- 5. Job 3:5 Jer 13:16 ↩
- 6. Job 3:8 Or skillful ↩
- 7. Job 3:8 Job 41:1, 25 ↩
- 8. Job 3:9 Lit eyelids ↩
- 9. Job 3:11 Job 10:18, 19 ↩
- 10. Job 3:11 Lit from the womb ↩
- 11. Job 3:13 Job 3:13-19; 7:8-10, 21; 10:21, 22; 14:10-15, 20-22; 16:22; 17:13-16; 19:25-27; 21:13, 23-26; 24:19, 20; 26:5, 6; 34:22 ↩
- 12. Job 3:14 Job 12:18 ↩
- 13. Job 3:14 Job 12:17 ↩
- 14. Job 3:14 Job 15:28; Is 58:12 ↩
- 15. Job 3:15 Job 12:21 ↩
- 16. Job 3:15 Job 27:16, 17 ↩
- 17. Job 3:16 Lit hidden ↩
- 18. Job 3:17 Lit weary of strength ↩
- 19. Job 3:17 Job 17:16 ↩
Commentaries on Job 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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