that the events on that day would not have occurred. The accumulation of phrases is stunning: Let the day perish on which I was born (v. 3) Let that day be darkness (v. 4) Let gloom and deep darkness claim it (v. 5) Let thick darkness seize it (v. 6) Let that night be barren (v. 7) Let those who curse it curse the day (v. 8) Let the stars of its dawn be dark (v. 9) Job is calling for a reversal of creation in reference to his birthday. Instead of God’s command in Genesis 1:3, ‘let there be light’ (yeî
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