Job 17:11–12
Job 17:11–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)
11 My days are past; my plans are broken off,
the desires of my heart.
12 They make night into day:
‘The light,’ they say, ‘is near to the darkness.’
Job 17:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 My days are past,
My purposes are broken off,
Even the thoughts of my heart.
12 They change the night into day:
The light is short because of darkness.
Job 17:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 My days are over.
My hopes have disappeared.
My heart’s desires are broken.
12 These men say that night is day;
they claim that the darkness is light.
Job 17:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
11 My days are past,
My purposes are broken off,
Even the thoughts of my heart.
12 They change the night into day;
‘The light is near,’ they say, in the face of darkness.
Job 17:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 My days are gone, and my plans have been destroyed,
along with the desires of my heart.
12 These men think night is day;
when it is dark, they say, ‘Light is near.’
Job 17:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off,
Even the thoughts of my heart.
12 They change the night into day:
The light, say they, is near unto the darkness.
Job 17:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, the cherished thoughts of my heart. 12 They change the night into day; the light they imagine near in presence of the darkness.
Job 17:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 My days are passing by.
My plans are broken.
My dreams ⸤are shattered⸥.
12 You say that night is day.
Light has nearly become darkness.
Job 17:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 My days have slipped by;
my plans have been ruined,
even the things dear to my heart.
12 They turned night into day
and made light seem near in the face of darkness.
Job 17:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 My days are past, my plans are broken off,
the desires of my heart.
12 They make night into day;
‘The light,’ they say, ‘is near to the darkness.’
Job 17:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 “My days are past; my plans are broken down—
even the desires of my heart.
12 They make night into day,
saying, ‘Light is near to darkness.’
Job 17:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 My life is almost over. My plans are destroyed.
And so are the longings of my heart.
12 People like you turn night into day.
Even though it’s dark you say,
‘Light is nearby.’
Job 17:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
11 “My days are past, my plans are torn apart,
Even the wishes of my heart.
12 “They make night into day, saying,
‘The light is near,’ in the presence of darkness.