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Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 They turned night into day and [made] light [seem] near in the face of darkness.
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English Standard Version
12 They make night into day: 'The light,' they say, 'is near to the darkness.'
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King James Version
12 They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
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The Message Bible
12 My hope that night would turn into day, my hope that dawn was about to break.
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New American Standard Bible
12 "They make night into day, saying, 'The light is near,' in the presence of darkness.
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New International Version
12 turn night into day; in the face of the darkness light is near.
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New King James Version
12 They change the night into day; 'The light is near,' they say, in the face of darkness.
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New Living Translation
12 These men say that night is day; they claim that the darkness is light.
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New Revised Standard
12 They make night into day; "The light,' they say, "is near to the darkness.'
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American Standard Version
12 They change the night into day: The light, [say they], is near unto the darkness.
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The Bible in Basic English
12 They are changing night into day; they say, The light is near the dark.
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La Biblia de las Américas (Español)
12 Algunos convierten la noche en día, diciendo: "La luz está cerca", en presencia de las tinieblas.
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Common English Bible
12 They turn night into day; light is near because of the darkness.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
12 They turn night into day; light is near because of the darkness.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
12 but they [try to] turn [my] night into day, [saying,] 'Light is near!'-in the face of darkness.
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The Darby Translation
12 They change the night into day; the light [they imagine] near in presence of the darkness.
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Good News Translation
12 But my friends say night is daylight; they say that light is near, but I know I remain in darkness.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
12 But my friends say night is daylight; they say that light is near, but I know I remain in darkness.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
12 You say that night is day. Light has nearly become darkness.
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Hebrew Names Version
12 They change the night into day, Saying 'The light is near' in the presence of darkness.
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La Biblia del Jubileo 2000
12 Me pusieron la noche por día, y la luz se acorta delante de las tinieblas
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Jubilee Bible 2000
12 They changed the night into day; the light is short because of the darkness.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
12 They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
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Lexham English Bible
12 They make night into day, [saying], 'Light [is] {near to darkness}.'
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Louis Segond 1910 (French)
12 Et ils prétendent que la nuit c'est le jour, Que la lumière est proche quand les ténèbres sont là!
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
12 I have turned the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
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New Century Version
12 These men think night is day; when it is dark, they say, 'Light is near.'
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New International Reader's Version
12 People like you turn night into day. Even though it's dark you say, 'Light is nearby.'
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
12 They make night into day; "The light,' they say, "is near to the darkness.'
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Nueva Traducción Viviente
12 Estos hombres dicen que la noche es día;
afirman que la oscuridad es luz.
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Nueva Versión Internacional
12 Esta gente convierte la noche en día;todo está oscuro, pero insisten:“La luz se acerca”.
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Ostervald (French)
12 Ils changent la nuit en jour; ils disent la lumière proche, en face des ténèbres!
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
12 They have turned night into day, and after darkness I hope for light again.
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Revised Standard Version
12 They make night into day; 'The light,' they say, 'is near to the darkness.'
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
12 They make night into day; 'The light,' they say, 'is near to the darkness.'
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La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español)
12 Pusieron la noche por día, Y la luz se acorta delante de las tinieblas.
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Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español)
12 Me pusieron la noche por día, y la luz se acorta delante de las tinieblas.
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Statenvertaling (Dutch)
12 Den nacht verstellen zij in den dag; het licht is nabij den ondergang vanwege de duisternis.
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Third Millennium Bible
12 They change the night into day; the light is short because of darkness.
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12 They change the night into day; the light is short because of darkness.
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The Latin Vulgate
12 noctem verterunt in diem et rursum post tenebras spero lucem
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
12 noctem verterunt in diem et rursum post tenebras spero lucem
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The Webster Bible
12 They change the night into day: the light [is] short because of darkness.
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World English Bible
12 They change the night into day, Saying 'The light is near' in the presence of darkness.
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Wycliffe
12 Those have turned the night into day; and again after darknesses hope (for) light. (They have turned the night into day; and then again after darkness, hope for some light.)
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Young's Literal Translation
12 Night for day they appoint, Light [is] near because of darkness.
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