Job 10:22
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A land of misery and darkness, where the shadow of death, and no order, but everlasting horror dwelleth.

Context
Job's Plea to God
21Before I go and return no more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist of death: 22A land of misery and darkness, where the shadow of death, and no order, but everlasting horror dwelleth.
Cross References
Job 3:13
For now I should have been asleep and still, and should have rest in my sleep:

Job 10:21
Before I go and return no more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist of death:

Job 11:1
Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:

Psalm 23:4
For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they have comforted me.

Lexicon
to a land
אֶ֤רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

of utter darkness,
עֵיפָ֨תָה ׀ (‘ê·p̄ā·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5890: Obscurity

of deep shadow
צַ֭לְמָוֶת (ṣal·mā·weṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6757: Death-like shadow, deep shadow

and disorder,
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

where even the light
וַתֹּ֥פַע (wat·tō·p̄a‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3313: To shine out or forth, to send out beams, cause to shine

is like
כְּמוֹ־ (kə·mōw-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 3644: Like, as, when

darkness.”
אֹֽפֶל׃ (’ō·p̄el)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 652: Darkness, gloom


Additional Translations
to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

The land dark as midnight, The land of the shadow of death, without any order, And where the light is as midnight.

to a land of perpetual darkness, where there is no light, neither can any one see the life of mortals.

A land of gloom, as darkness itself; of the shadow of death, without any order, where the light is as thick darkness.

A land of thick darkness, as darkness itself; a land of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shades of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

the land dark as midnight, of the shadow of death, without any order, where the light is as midnight.'"

A land of obscurity as thick darkness, Death-shade -- and no order, And the shining is as thick darkness.'
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