12Night for day they appoint, Light is near because of darkness.


In Context

9 And the righteous layeth hold on his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And — dumb are they all.

10 Return, and come in, I pray you, And I find not among you a wise man.

11 My days have passed by, My devices have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!

12 Night for day they appoint, Light is near because of darkness.

13 If I wait — Sheol is my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch.

14 To corruption I have called: — 'Thou art my father.' 'My mother' and 'my sister' — to the worm.

Job 17:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:12They change the night into day: the light [is] short because of darkness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:12These men turn night into day; in the face of darkness they say, 'Light is near.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:12They have turned night into day, and after darkness I hope for light again.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:12They change the night into day: The light,'say they , is near unto the darkness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:12They change the night into day; the light they imagine near in presence of the darkness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:12They change the night into a day: the fight, say they, is near unto the darkness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:12They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:12They change the night into day, saying 'The light is near' in the presence of darkness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:12They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.