20Do not long for the night, to drag people away from their homes.


In Context

17 But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have taken hold of you.

18 Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

19 Would your wealth or even all your mighty efforts sustain you so you would not be in distress?

20 Do not long for the night, to drag people away from their homes.

21 Beware of turning to evil, which you seem to prefer to affliction.

22 "God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?

Job 36:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

36:20Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

36:20Prolong not the night that people may come up for them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

36:20Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

36:20Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off from their place.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

36:20Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

36:20Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

36:20Don't desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

36:20Desire not the night, For the going up of peoples in their stead.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

36:20Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.