Job 3:9

9 May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,

Job 3:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
ESV
9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning,
NLT
9 Let its morning stars remain dark. Let it hope for light, but in vain; may it never see the morning light.
MSG
9 May its morning stars turn to black cinders, waiting for a daylight that never comes, never once seeing the first light of dawn.
CSB
9 May its morning stars grow dark. May it wait for daylight but have none; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

Job 3:9 In-Context

7 May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.
8 May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
9 May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,
10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
11 “Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?

Cross References 1

  • 1. Job 41:18; Habakkuk 3:4
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