Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and utter darkness, New Living Translation before I leave—never to return— for the land of darkness and utter gloom. English Standard Version before I go—and I shall not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow, Berean Standard Bible before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom, King James Bible Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; New King James Version Before I go to the place from which I shall not return, To the land of darkness and the shadow of death, New American Standard Bible Before I go—and I shall not return— To the land of darkness and deep shadow, NASB 1995 Before I go— and I shall not return— To the land of darkness and deep shadow, NASB 1977 Before I go—and I shall not return— To the land of darkness and deep shadow; Legacy Standard Bible Before I go—and I shall not return— To the land of darkness and shadow of death, Amplified Bible Before I go—and I shall not return— To the land of darkness and the deep shadow [of death], Christian Standard Bible before I go to a land of darkness and gloom, never to return. Holman Christian Standard Bible before I go to a land of darkness and gloom, never to return. American Standard Version Before I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death; Aramaic Bible in Plain English Before I shall go and I shall not return again, to the land of darkness and of the shadows of death Brenton Septuagint Translation before I go whence I shall not return, to a land of darkness and gloominess; Contemporary English Version before I travel to the land Douay-Rheims Bible Before I go, and return no more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist of death: English Revised Version Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death; GOD'S WORD® Translation before I go away to a land of darkness and gloom, Good News Translation I am going soon and will never come back--going to a land that is dark and gloomy, International Standard Version before I go, never to return, leaving for the land of deep darkness and shadow. JPS Tanakh 1917 Before I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death; Literal Standard Version Before I go, and do not return, | To a land of darkness and death-shade, Majority Standard Bible before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom, New American Bible Before I go whence I shall not return, to the land of darkness and of gloom, NET Bible before I depart, never to return, to the land of darkness and the deepest shadow, New Revised Standard Version before I go, never to return, to the land of gloom and deep darkness, New Heart English Bible before I go where I shall not return from, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death; Webster's Bible Translation Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness, and the shades of death; World English Bible before I go where I will not return from, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death; Young's Literal Translation Before I go, and return not, Unto a land of darkness and death-shade, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Plea to God…20Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort, 21before I go— never to return— to a land of darkness and gloom, 22to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”… Cross References 2 Samuel 12:23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me." Job 3:13 For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest Job 10:22 to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness." Job 16:22 For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return. Job 34:22 There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide. Job 38:17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? Psalm 23:4 Even 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. Treasury of Scripture Before I go from where I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; I go whence Job 7:8-10 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not… Job 14:10-14 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? … 2 Samuel 12:23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. the land Job 3:5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. Psalm 88:6,11,12 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps… the shadow. Job 3:5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Jeremiah 2:6 Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt? Jump to Previous Black Dark Darkness Death Death-Shade Deep Gloom Shades Shadow WhenceJump to Next Black Dark Darkness Death Death-Shade Deep Gloom Shades Shadow WhenceJob 10 1. Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulates with God about his afflictions18. He complains of life, and craves a little ease before death Verse 21. - Before I go whence I shall not return (comp. Job 7:9; and see 2 Samuel 12:23). Even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death. Job's idea of the receptacle of the dead, while it has some analogies with the Egyptian under-world, and even more with the Greek and Roman conceptions of Hades or Orcus, was probably derived from Babylonia, or Chaldea, on which the land that he inhabited bordered (Job 1:17). It was within the earth, consequently dark and sunless (compare the Umbrae of the Romans, and Euripides's νέκρων κευθμῶνα καὶ σκότου πύλας), deep (Job 11:8), dreary, fastened with belts and bars (Job 17:16). The Babylonians spoke of it as "the abode of darkness and famine, where earth was men's food, and their nourishment clay; where light was not seen, but in darkness they dwelt; where ghosts, like birds, fluttered their wings; and where, on the doors and on the door-posts, the dust lay undisturbed" (Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, vol. 1. p. 118). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before I go— אֵ֭לֵךְ (’ê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk never וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to return— אָשׁ֑וּב (’ā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to a land אֶ֖רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of darkness חֹ֣שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and gloom, וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ (wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6757: Death-like shadow, deep shadow Links Job 10:21 NIVJob 10:21 NLT Job 10:21 ESV Job 10:21 NASB Job 10:21 KJV Job 10:21 BibleApps.com Job 10:21 Biblia Paralela Job 10:21 Chinese Bible Job 10:21 French Bible Job 10:21 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 10:21 Before I go where I shall not (Jb) |
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