Job 3:3–4
3 i“Let the day perish on which I was born,
and the night that said,
‘A man is conceived.’
May God above not seek it,
nor light shine upon it.
Job 3:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 “May the day of my birth perish,
and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’
4 That day—may it turn to darkness;
may God above not care about it;
may no light shine on it.
Job 3:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Job 3:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 “Let the day of my birth be erased,
and the night I was conceived.
4 Let that day be turned to darkness.
Let it be lost even to God on high,
and let no light shine on it.
Job 3:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 “May the day perish on which I was born,
And the night in which it was said,
‘A male child is conceived.’
4 May that day be darkness;
May God above not seek it,
Nor the light shine upon it.
Job 3:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 “Let the day I was born be destroyed,
and the night it was said, ‘A boy is born!’
4 Let that day turn to darkness.
Don’t let God care about it.
Don’t let light shine on it.
Job 3:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 Let the day perish wherein I was born,
And the night which said,
There is a man-child conceived.
4 Let that day be darkness;
Let not God from above seek for it,
Neither let the light shine upon it.
Job 3:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night that said, There is a man child conceived. 4 That day—let it be darkness, let not †God care for it from above, neither let light shine upon it:
Job 3:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 “Scratch out the day I was born
and the night that said, ‘A boy has been conceived!’
4 “That day—
let it be pitch-black.
Let God above not ⸤even⸥ care about it.
Let no light shine on it.
Job 3:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 May the day I was born perish,
and the night when they said,
“A boy is conceived.”
4 If only that day had turned to darkness!
May God above not care about it,
or light shine on it.
Job 3:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 “Let the day perish in which I was born,
and the night that said,
‘A man-child is conceived.’
4 Let that day be darkness!
May God above not seek it,
or light shine on it.
Job 3:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 “Let the day perish on which I was born,
and the night that said, ‘A man-child is conceived.’
4 Let that day become darkness;
may God not seek it from above,
nor may daylight shine on it.
Job 3:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 “May the day I was born be wiped out.
May the night be wiped away when people said, ‘A boy is born!’
4 May that day turn into darkness.
May God in heaven not care about it.
May no light shine on it.
Job 3:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 “Let the day perish on which I was to be born,
And the night which said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
4 “May that day be darkness;
Let not God above care for it,
Nor light shine on it.