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Job 3:5

May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.

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ASV

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

KJV

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּyig.'a.Lu.hulet them reclaim itH1350 →
חֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhdarknessH2822 →
וְ֭צַלְמָוֶתVe.tzal.ma.vetand deep darknessH6757 →
תִּשְׁכָּן־tish.kon-let it settle downH7931 →
עָלָ֣יו'a.Lavover itH5921 →
עֲנָנָ֑ה'a.na.NahcloudH6053 →
יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּye.va.'a.Tu.hulet them terrify itH1204 →
כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵיkim.Ri.rei[the] darkness<es> ofH3650 →
יֽוֹם׃YomdayH3117 →

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Job 12:22He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.Job 28:3Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.Job 10:21–22before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom,Job 10:21before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom,Jeremiah 2:6They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.Isaiah 9:2The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.Deuteronomy 4:11You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.Psalms 107:14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.Jeremiah 4:28Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”Job 24:17For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!Job 16:16My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;Luke 1:79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”Job 38:17Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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