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Job 3:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Job 3:6

Verse 6 of 26

Scripture focus

[As for] that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

Job 3:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 3:6

Theological / Devotional

That night. The night of Job’s conception (v. 3).

Darkness. Hebrew ’ophel, sometimes used to express the darkness of the underworld (see Job 10:22).

Be joined. Literally, “rejoice.” The translation “be joined” requires a change of vowels in the Hebrew verb. Such a change is supported by Symmachus’ version of the LXX. However, the literal rendering is perfectly intelligible, and there seems to be insufficient reason to depart from it.

Let it not come. Job would banish from the records the night of his conception.

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