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Job 17:12

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12“They make night into day, saying,

‘The light is near,’ in the presence of darkness.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

They make night into day:

‘The light,’ they say, ‘is near to the darkness.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

turn night into day;

in the face of the darkness light is near.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They turned night into day

and made light seem near in the face of darkness.

NLTNew Living Translation

These men say that night is day;

they claim that the darkness is light.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They make night into day,

saying, ‘Light is near to darkness.’

KJV 1900King James Version

They change the night into day:

The light is short because of darkness.