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


In Context

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.

6 That night-may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months.

7 May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.

Job 3:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:5Let darkness, and the shadow of death cover it, let a mist overspread it, and let it be wrapped up in bitterness.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; let a cloud dwell upon it; let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5Let darkness and the shades of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes black the day terrify it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5Let darkness and death-shade redeem it, Let a cloud tabernacle upon it, Let them terrify it as the most bitter of days.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell on it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.