Job 3:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.”
Job 3:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 3:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 3:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 3:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.”
Job 3:8 — World English Bible
Job 3:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan. ”
Job 3:8 — American Standard Version
Job 3:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Let the cursers of day mark it, Who are ready to wake up Leviathan.”
Job 3:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 3:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to rouse Leviathan; ”
Job 3:8 — Darby Translation
Job 3:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Let them that curse the day, (being readie to renue their mourning) curse it.”
Job 3:8 — Geneva Bible
Job 3:8 in Context — Job 3
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.
8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
What Does Job 3:8 Mean?
Job 3:8 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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