NASB — Job 3 — KJV

Job’s Lament

1 Afterward°° Job° opened° his mouth° and cursed° Ithe day° of his [birth]. 2 And Job° Isaid°°,
  3aLet the day° perish° on which I was to be born°,
  And the night° [which] said°, ‘A Iboy° is conceived°.’
  4 “May that day° be darkness°;
  Let not God° above° care° for it,
  Nor° light° shine° on it.
  5 “Let adarkness° and black° gloom° claim° it;
  Let a cloud° settle° on it;
  Let the blackness° of the day° terrify° it.
  6 “[As for] that night°, let darkness° seize° it;
  Let it not rejoice° among the days° of the year°;
  Let it not come° into the number° of the months°.
  7 “Behold°, let that night° be barren°;
  Let no° joyful° shout° enter° it.
  8 “Let those curse° it who curse° the day°,
  Who are Iprepared° to arouse° Leviathan°.
  9 “Let the stars° of its twilight° be darkened°;
  Let it wait° for light° but have° none°,
  And let it not see° the Ibreaking° dawn°;
  10 Because° it did not shut° the opening° of my [mother’s] womb°,
  Or hide° trouble° from my eyes°.

[1] ILit his day
[2] ILit answered and said
[3] ILit man-child aJr 20:14-18
[5] aJr 13:16
[8] IOr skillful aJb 41:1, 25
[9] ILit eyelids

  11 ¶ “aWhy° did I not die° Iat birth°,
  Come° forth° from the womb° and expire°?
  12 “Why° did the knees° receive° me,
  And why° the breasts°, that I should suck°?
  13 “For now° I awould have lain° down° and been° quiet°;
  I would have slept° then°, I would have been° at rest°,
  14 With akings° and [with] bcounselors° of the earth°,
  Who rebuilt° cruins° for themselves;
  15 Or° with aprinces° bwho had gold°,
  Who were filling° their houses° [with] silver°.
  16 “Or° like a miscarriage° which is Idiscarded°, I would not be,
  As infants° that never° saw° light°.
  17 “There° the wicked° cease° from raging°,
  And there° the Iweary° are at arest°.
  18 “The prisoners° are at ease° together°;
  They do not hear° the voice° of the taskmaster°.
  19 “The small° and the great° are there°,
  And the slave° is free° from his master°.

[11] ILit from the womb aJb 10:18, 19
[13] aJb 3:13-19; 7:8-10, 21; 10:21, 22; 14:10-15, 20-22; 16:22; 17:13-16; 19:25-27; 21:13, 23-26; 24:19, 20; 26:5, 6; 34:22
[14] aJb 12:18 bJb 12:17 cJb 15:28; Is 58:12
[15] aJb 12:21 bJb 27:16, 17
[16] ILit hidden
[17] ILit weary of strength aJb 17:16

  20 ¶ “Why° is alight° given° to him who° suffers°,
  And life° to the bitter° of soul°,
  21 Who Ialong° for death°, but there° is none°,
  And dig° for it more° than° for bhidden° treasures°,
  22 Who rejoice° greatly°°,
  [And] exult° when° they find° the grave°?
  23 “[Why is light given] to a man° awhose° way° is hidden°,
  And whom bGod° has hedged° in?
  24 “For amy groaning° comes° at the sight° of my food°,
  And bmy cries° pour° out like water°.
  25 “For Iawhat° I fear° comes° upon me,
  And what° I dread° befalls° me.
  26 “I aam not at ease°, nor° am I quiet°,
  And I am not at rest°, but turmoil° comes°.”

[20] aJr 20:18
[21] ILit wait aRv 9:6 bPv 2:4
[23] aJb 19:6, 8, 12 bJb 19:8; Ps 88:8; Lm 3:7
[24] aJb 6:7; 33:20 bJb 30:16; Ps 42:4
[25] ILit the fear I fear and aJb 9:28; 30:15
[26] aJb 7:13, 14


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Job curseth the day and services of his birth.

1 ¶ Afterº this² openedºª Jobº² his mouth,º and cursedºª² his day.º 2 And Jobº spake,ºª and said,ºª 3 Let the dayº perishºª wherein I was born,ºª and the nightº [in which] it was said,ºª There is a man childº conceived.ºª 4 Let that² dayº be² darkness;º let not² Godº regardºª it from above,º² neither² let the lightº shineºª upon² it. 5 Let darknessº and the shadow of deathº stainºª it; let a cloudº dwellºª upon² it; let the blacknessº of the dayº terrifyºª it. 6 As [for] that² night,º let darknessº seize¹ª upon² it; let it not² be joinedºª unto the daysº of the year,º let it not² comeºª into the numberº of the months.º 7 Lo,² let that² nightº be² solitary,º let no² joyful voiceº comeºª therein. 8 Let them curseºª it that curseºª the day,º who are readyº to raise upºª their mourning.º 9 Let the starsº of the twilightº thereof be dark;ºª let it lookºª for light,º but [have] none;² neither² let it seeºª the dawningº of the day:º 10 Because² it shut not upºª² the doorsº of my [mother's] womb,º nor hidºª sorrowº from mine eyes.º² 11 Why² diedºª I not² from the womb?º² [why] did I [not] give up the ghostºª when I came outºª of the belly?º² 12 Why² did the kneesº preventºª me? or why² the breastsº that² I should suck?ºª

[1] Jb 1:11, 22; 2:5, 9, 10; 3:3; 35:16; Ps 39:2; 106:33; Jr 20:14.
[2] Jg 18:14.
[3] Jb 10:18; Jr 15:10; 20:14.
[4] Ex 10:22; Dt 11:12; Jol 2:2; Am 5:18; Mt 27:45; Ac 27:20; Rv 16:10.
[5] Dt 4:11; Jb 10:21; 16:16; 24:17; 28:3; 38:17; Ps 23:4; 44:19; 107:10, 14; Is 9:2; Jr 2:6; 4:28; 13:16; Ezk 30:3; 34:12; Jol 2:2; Am 5:8; 8:10; Mt 4:16; Lk 1:79; He 12:18.
[7] Is 13:20; 24:8; Jr 7:34; Rv 18:22.
[8] 2Ch 35:25; Jb 41:1, 10; Jr 9:17; Am 5:16; Mt 11:17; Mk 5:38.
[9] Jb 30:26; 41:18; Jr 8:15; 13:16.
[10] Gn 20:18; 29:31; 1S 1:5; Jb 6:2; 10:1, 18; 23:2; Ec 6:3; 11:10; Jr 20:17.
[11] Ps 22:9; 58:8; 71:6; 139:13; Is 46:3; Jr 15:10; Ho 9:14.
[12] Gn 30:3; 50:23; Is 66:12; Ezk 16:4.

The ease of death.

13 For² now² should I have lain stillºª and been quiet,ºª I should have slept:ºª then² had I been at rest,ºª 14 With² kingsº and counsellorsºª of the earth,º which builtºª desolate placesº for themselves; 15 Or² with² princesº that had gold,º who filledºª their housesº with silver:º 16 Or² as an hiddenºª untimely birthº I had not² been;² as infantsº [which] never² sawºª light.º 17 There² the wickedº ceaseºª [from] troubling;º and there² the wearyºº be at rest.ºª 18 [There] the prisonersº restºª together;º they hearºª not² the voiceº of the oppressor.ºª 19 The smallº and greatº are there;² and the servantº [is] freeº from his master.º²

[13] Ec 6:3; 9:10.
[14] 1K 2:10; 11:43; Jb 15:28; 30:23; Ps 49:6, 14; 89:48; Ec 8:8; Is 5:8; 14:10; Ezk 26:20; 27:18.
[15] Nu 22:18; 1K 10:27; Jb 22:25; 27:16; Is 2:7; Zp 1:18; Zc 9:3.
[16] Ps 58:8; 1Co 15:8.
[17] Jb 14:13; Ps 55:5; Is 57:1; Mt 10:28; Lk 12:4; 2Th 1:6; He 4:9, 11; 2P 2:8; Rv 14:13.
[18] Ex 5:6, 15; Jg 4:3; Jb 39:7; Is 14:3.
[19] Jb 30:23; Ps 49:2, 6, 14; Ec 8:8; 12:5, 7; Lk 16:22; He 9:27.

He complaineth of life, because of his anguish.

20 Wherefore² is lightº givenºª to him that is in misery,º and lifeº unto the bitterº [in] soul;º 21 Which longºª for death,º but it [cometh] not;² and digºª for it more than for hid treasures;º² 22 Which rejoiceº exceedingly,º² [and] are glad,ºª when² they can findºª the grave?º 23 [Why is light given] to a manº whose² wayº is hid,ºª and whom² Godº hath hedged in?ºª 24 For² my sighingº comethºª beforeº I eat,º and my roaringsº are poured outºª like the waters.º 25 For² the thing which I greatly¹ fearedºª² is come¹ª upon² me, and that which² I was afraid¹ª of² is comeºª unto me. 26 I was not² in safety,ºª neither² had I rest,ºª neither² was I quiet;ºª yet troubleº came.ºª

[20] 1S 1:10; 2K 4:27; Jb 3:16; 6:9; 7:15; 33:28, 30; Pv 31:6; Jr 20:18.
[21] Nu 11:15; 1K 19:4; Pv 2:4; Jna 4:3, 8; Rv 9:6.
[23] Jb 12:14; 19:8; Ps 31:8; Is 40:27; Lm 3:7, 9; Ho 2:6.
[24] Jb 7:19; Ps 22:1; 32:3; 38:8; 80:5; 102:9; Is 59:11; Lm 3:8.
[25] Jb 1:5; 31:23.
[26] Jb 27:9; Ps 143:11.


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