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Job 3:9

Let the stars of its dawn be dark;

let it hope for light, but have none,

nor see lthe eyelids of the morning,

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Job 3:9 — The New International Version (NIV)

May its morning stars become dark;

may it wait for daylight in vain

and not see the first rays of dawn,

Job 3:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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:

Job 3:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Let its morning stars remain dark.

Let it hope for light, but in vain;

may it never see the morning light.

Job 3:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

May the stars of its morning be dark;

May it look for light, but have none,

And not see the dawning of the day;

Job 3:9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Let that day’s morning stars never appear;

let it wait for daylight that never comes.

Don’t let it see the first light of dawn,

Job 3:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark:

Let it look for light, but have none;

Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

Job 3:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Let the stars of its twilight be dark; let it wait for light, and have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the dawn:

Job 3:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Let its stars turn dark before dawn. 

Let it hope for light and receive none. 

Let it not see the first light of dawn 

Job 3:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

May its morning stars grow dark.

May it wait for daylight but have none;

may it not see the breaking of dawn.

Job 3:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Let the stars of its dawn be dark;

let it hope for light, but have none;

may it not see the eyelids of the morning—

Job 3:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Let the stars of its dawn be dark;

let it hope for light but there be none,

and let it not see the eyelids of dawn

Job 3:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

May its morning stars become dark.

May it lose all hope of ever seeing daylight.

May it not see the first light of the morning sun.

Job 3:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“Let the stars of its twilight be darkened;

Let it wait for light but have none,

And let it not see the breaking dawn;


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