3"May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, 'A boy is born!'


In Context

1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

2 He said:

3 "May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, 'A boy is born!'

4 That day-may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine upon it.

5 May darkness and deep shadow claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm its light.

Job 3:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night [in which] it was said, There is a man child conceived.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said: A man child is conceived.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night that said, There is a man child conceived.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night which said, There is a man child conceived.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a mail child conceived.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3|Let the day perish in which I was born, the night which said, 'There is a boy conceived.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3Let the day perish in which I am born, And the night that hath said: 'A man-child hath been conceived.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.