Job 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.”
Job 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes the day black terrify it.”
Job 3:5 — World English Bible
Job 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.”
Job 3:5 — American Standard Version
Job 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Let darkness and death-shade redeem it, Let a cloud tabernacle upon it, Let them terrify it as the most bitter of days.”
Job 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it.”
Job 3:5 — Darby Translation
Job 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But let darkenesse, and the shadowe of death staine it: let the cloude remayne vpon it, and let them make it fearefull as a bitter day.”
Job 3:5 — Geneva Bible
Job 3:5 in Context — Job 3
3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
4 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
7 Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
What Does Job 3:5 Mean?
Job 3:5 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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