Job 3:2
New International Version
He said:

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He said:

English Standard Version
And Job said:

Berean Standard Bible
And this is what he said:

King James Bible
And Job spake, and said,

New King James Version
And Job spoke, and said:

New American Standard Bible
And Job said,

NASB 1995
And Job said,

NASB 1977
And Job said,

Legacy Standard Bible
And Job answered and said,

Amplified Bible
And Job said,

Christian Standard Bible
He said:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said:

American Standard Version
And Job answered and said:

Contemporary English Version
by saying to God:

English Revised Version
And Job answered and said:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Job said,

International Standard Version
This is what Job said:

Majority Standard Bible
And this is what he said:

NET Bible
Job spoke up and said:

New Heart English Bible
Job answered:

Webster's Bible Translation
And Job spoke, and said,

World English Bible
Job answered:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Job answers and says:

Young's Literal Translation
And Job answereth and saith: --

Smith's Literal Translation
Job will answer and say,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
and he said:

Catholic Public Domain Version
and this is what he said:

New American Bible
Job spoke out and said:

New Revised Standard Version
Job said:
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then Job spoke and said,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Job answered and said:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Job spoke, and said:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
saying,

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Context
Job Laments His Birth
1After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2And this is what he said: 3“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’…

Cross References
Jeremiah 20:14-18
Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. / Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. / May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon, ...

Ecclesiastes 4:2-3
So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive. / But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

Job 10:18-19
Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me! / If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.

Job 6:8-9
If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope: / that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

Job 7:15-16
so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body. / I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

Job 14:13
If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!

Job 17:13-16
If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness, / and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ / where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? ...

Job 30:15-17
Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud. / And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me. / Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest.

Job 10:1
“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Lamentations 3:1-20
I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. / He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. / Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long. ...

1 Kings 19:4
while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

Jonah 4:3
And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

Matthew 26:38
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”

Mark 14:34
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”

Luke 22:44
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.


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Job 3:2
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1. Job curses the day and services of his birth.
13. The ease of death.
20. He complains of life, because of his anguish.














And this is what
This introductory phrase sets the stage for the lamentation that follows. In the Hebrew text, the phrase is a simple conjunction and pronoun, often used to introduce direct speech. It signals a transition from the narrative to the poetic and deeply personal expression of Job's anguish. This transition is significant as it marks the beginning of Job's profound and raw dialogue with God and his friends. It invites the reader to pay close attention to the words that follow, as they are not just a recounting of events but a window into the soul of a man in deep distress.

Job
The name "Job" (Hebrew: אִיּוֹב, Iyov) is thought to mean "persecuted" or "hated," which is fitting given the trials he endures. Job is a central figure in this book, representing the righteous sufferer. His account is set in the land of Uz, a place of uncertain location, which some scholars suggest could be in Edom or northern Arabia. Job's character is depicted as blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. This introduction to Job's speech is crucial as it reminds the reader of his integrity and the gravity of his suffering, setting the stage for the profound theological discussions that follow.

said
The verb "said" (Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר, vayomer) is a common term used throughout the Old Testament to introduce speech. In this context, it indicates that what follows is a direct quotation of Job's words. This simple verb carries the weight of Job's emotional and spiritual state, as he begins to articulate his lament. The use of direct speech here emphasizes the personal nature of Job's suffering and his earnest quest for understanding. It invites the reader to engage with Job's words not just as a historical account but as a timeless exploration of human suffering and divine justice.

Verses 2, 3. - And Job spake, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born. An idle wish, doubtless; the vague utterance of extreme despair. Days cannot perish, or, at any rate, one day cannot perish more than another. They all come, and then are gone; but no day can perish out of the year, which will always have its full complement of three hundred and sixty-five days till time shall be no more. But extreme despair does not reason. It simply gives utterance to the thoughts and wishes as they arise. Job knew that many of his thoughts were vain and foolish, and confesses it further on (see Job 6:3). And the night in which it was said; rather, which said. Day and night are, both of them, personified, as in Psalm 19:2. There is a man child conceived. A man child was always regarded in the ancient world as a special blessing, since thus the family was maintained in being. A girl passed into another family.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And [this is what]
וַיַּ֥עַן (way·ya·‘an)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6030: To answer, respond

[he]
אִיּ֗וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch

said:
וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ (way·yō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say


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