Job 17:12New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “They make night into day, [saying], ‘The light is near,’ in the presence of darkness.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— They change the night into day: the light [is] short because of darkness.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— They change the night into a day: the fight, [say they], is near unto the darkness.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— They change the night into day: The light, [say they], is near unto the darkness.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— They change the night into day: the light [is] short because of darkness.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— They change the night into day; the light [they imagine] near in presence of the darkness.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Night for day, they appoint, Light, is near, by reason of darkness!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Night for day they appoint, Light [is] near because of darkness.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— They have turned night into day, and after darkness I hope for light again.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Haue changed the nyght for the day, and the light that approched, for darkenesse.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— They change the night into day: the light is short, because of darknes.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— You change the night into day; and you bring forth the light before the darkness is over.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— I have turned the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— They change the night into day: the light [is] short because of darkness. |
They change
7760 {7760} Primeשׂוּםsuwm{soom}
A primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literally, figuratively, inferentially and elliptically).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
the night
3915 {3915} Primeלַיִלlayil{lah'-yil}
From the same as H3883; properly a twist (away of the light), that is, night; figuratively adversity.
into day:
3117 {3117} Primeיוֹםyowm{yome}
From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literally (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverbially).
the light
216 {0216} Primeאוֹר'owr{ore}
From H0215; illumination or (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.).
[ is] short
7138 {7138} Primeקָרוֹבqarowb{kaw-robe'}
From H7126; near (in place, kindred or time).
because
6440 {6440} Primeפָּנִיםpaniym{paw-neem'}
Plural (but always used as a singular) of an unused noun ( פָּנֶה paneh, {paw-neh'}; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before, etc.).
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
of darkness.
2822 {2822} Primeחֹשֶׁךְchoshek{kho-shek'}
From H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness. |
Job 17:12
_ _ They — namely, “my friends.”
_ _ change the night into day — that is, would try to persuade me of the change of my misery into joy, which is impossible [Umbreit] (Job 11:17); (but) the light of prosperity (could it be enjoyed) would be short because of the darkness of adversity. Or better for “short,” the Hebrew “near”; “and the light of new prosperity should be near in the face of (before) the darkness of death”; that is, they would persuade me that light is near, even though darkness approaches. |
Job 17:12
They — My thoughts so incessantly pursue and disturb me, that I can no more sleep in the night, than in the day. The light — The day — light, which often gives some comfort to men in misery, seems to be gone as soon as it is begun. Darkness — Because of my grievous pains and torments which follow me by day as well as by night. |
Job 17:12
They change the (m) night into day: the light [is] short because of darkness.
(m) That is, have brought me sorrow instead of comfort. |
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Job 7:3-4 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. ... When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
Job 7:13-14 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; ... Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
Job 24:14-16 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. ... In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
Deuteronomy 28:67 In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
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