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


In Context

17 And the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld — because of fury,

18 Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

19 Doth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power.

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

21 Take heed — do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than on affliction.

22 Lo, God doth sit on high by His power, Who is like Him — a teacher?

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

36:20Do not long for the night, to drag people away from their homes.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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