Job 3:9
Strong's Lexicon
May its morning
נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ (niš·pōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5399: 1) twilight 1a) evening twilight 1b) morning twilight

stars
כּוֹכְבֵ֪י (kō·wḵ·ḇê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3556: 1) star 1a) of Messiah, brothers, youth, numerous progeny, personification, God's omniscience (fig.)

grow dark;
יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ (yeḥ·šə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2821: 1) to be or become dark, grow dim, be darkened, be black, be hidden 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or grow dark 1a2) to have a dark colour 1a3) to grow dim 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make dark, cause to be dark 1b2) to hide, conceal 1b3) to obscure, confuse (fig.)

may it wait
יְקַו־ (yə·qaw-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6960: 1) to wait, look for, hope, expect 1a) (Qal) waiting (participle) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait or look eagerly for 1b2) to lie in wait for 1b3) to wait for, linger for 2) to collect, bind together 2a) (Niphal) to be collected

in vain
וָאַ֑יִן (wā·’a·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of

for daylight;
לְא֥וֹר (lə·’ō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 216: 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light

may it not
וְאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

see
יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה (yir·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

the breaking of dawn.
שָֽׁחַר׃ (šā·ḥar)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7837: 1) dawn 1a) dawn 1b) at dawn (as adverb)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

Young's Literal Translation
Let the stars of its twilight be dark, Let it wait for light, and there is none, And let it not look on the eyelids of the dawn.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May its morning stars grow dark. May it wait for  daylight but  have none; may it not see the breaking  of dawn.

New American Standard Bible
"Let the stars of its twilight be darkened; Let it wait for light but have none, And let it not see the breaking dawn;

King James Bible
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:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,

New Living Translation
Let its morning stars remain dark. Let it hope for light, but in vain; may it never see the morning light.

English Standard Version
Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning,

New American Standard Bible
"Let the stars of its twilight be darkened; Let it wait for light but have none, And let it not see the breaking dawn;

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May its morning stars grow dark. May it wait for daylight but have none; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

International Standard Version
Let the stars of its evening twilight be dark; let it hope for light but let there be none; let it not see the breaking rays of the dawn.

NET Bible
Let its morning stars be darkened; let it wait for daylight but find none, nor let it see the first rays of dawn,

American Standard Version
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

English Revised Version
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: let it look for light, but have none; neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

Young's Literal Translation
Let the stars of its twilight be dark, Let it wait for light, and there is none, And let it not look on the eyelids of the dawn.
















Cross References
Job 3:8
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

Job 3:10
Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.

Job 41:18
By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 3:7
Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

Job 3:6
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

Job 3:11
Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

Job 3:12
Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
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