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Job 3:7

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.

American Standard Version (1901)

Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.

Bible in Basic English

As for that night, let it have no fruit; let no voice of joy be sounded in it;

Free Bible Version

Let that night be childless, with no sounds of happiness heard.

King James (Authorized) Version

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

Translation for Translators

I wish that no child would again be conceived on that night of the month [MET], and that no one would again be happy on that night.

Unlocked Literal Bible

See, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.

Noah Webster Bible

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

World English Bible

Behold, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come therein.

Young's Literal Translation

Lo! that night — let it be gloomy, Let no singing come into it.

Context

Job Laments His Birth

⁶If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months. ⁷Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it. ⁸May it be cursed by those who curse the day — those prepared to rouse Leviathan.

Summary

In this verse, Job expresses his deep anguish and despair, wishing that the day of his birth be darkness and not be included in the days of the year. Job's lamentation reflects the intense suffering and turmoil he is experiencing, leading him to question the value of his existence. This verse marks the beginning of Job's emotional outpouring and sets the tone for his profound struggle with the hardships he faces, highlighting the raw honesty and vulnerability of his prayers and reflections.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Lo, let that night be solitary - The word הנה hinneh, behold, or lo, is wanting in one of De Rossi's MSS., nor is it expressed in the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, or Arabic. The word גלמוד galmud, which we translate solitary, is properly Arabic. From ghalama or jalama, signifying to cut off, make bare, amputate, comes jalmud, a rock, a great stone; and jalameedet, weight, a burden, trouble, from which we may gather Job's meaning: "Let that night be grievous, oppressive, as destitute of good as a bare rock is of verdure." The Targum gives the sense, In that night let there be tribulation. Let no joyful voice come therein - Let there be no choirs of singers; no pleasant music heard; no dancing or merriment. The word רננה renanah signifies any brisk movement, such as the vibration of the rays of light, or the brisk modulation of the voice in a cheerful ditty. The Targum has, Let not the crowing of the rural or wild cock resound in it. Let all work be intermitted; let there be no sportive exercises, and let all animals be totally silent.

Job 3:7

Job Laments His Birth

⁶If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months. ⁷Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it. ⁸May it be cursed by those who curse the day — those prepared to rouse Leviathan.

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.

American Standard Version (1901)

Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.

Bible in Basic English

As for that night, let it have no fruit; let no voice of joy be sounded in it;

Free Bible Version

Let that night be childless, with no sounds of happiness heard.

King James (Authorized) Version

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

Translation for Translators

I wish that no child would again be conceived on that night of the month [MET], and that no one would again be happy on that night.

Unlocked Literal Bible

See, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.

Noah Webster Bible

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

World English Bible

Behold, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come therein.

Young's Literal Translation

Lo! that night — let it be gloomy, Let no singing come into it.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Lo, let that night be solitary - The word הנה hinneh, behold, or lo, is wanting in one of De Rossi's MSS., nor is it expressed in the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, or Arabic. The word גלמוד galmud, which we translate solitary, is properly Arabic. From ghalama or jalama, signifying to cut off, make bare, amputate, comes jalmud, a rock, a great stone; and jalameedet, weight, a burden, trouble, from which we may gather Job's meaning: "Let that night be grievous, oppressive, as destitute of good as a bare rock is of verdure." The Targum gives the sense, In that night let there be tribulation. Let no joyful voice come therein - Let there be no choirs of singers; no pleasant music heard; no dancing or merriment. The word רננה renanah signifies any brisk movement, such as the vibration of the rays of light, or the brisk modulation of the voice in a cheerful ditty. The Targum has, Let not the crowing of the rural or wild cock resound in it. Let all work be intermitted; let there be no sportive exercises, and let all animals be totally silent.