Job 3:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
That night--may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months.

New Living Translation
Let that night be blotted off the calendar, never again to be counted among the days of the year, never again to appear among the months.

English Standard Version
That night—let thick darkness seize it! Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months.

Berean Study Bible
If 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.

New American Standard Bible
As for that night, may darkness seize it; May it not rejoice among the days of the year; May it not come into the number of the months.

NASB 1995
"As for that night, let darkness seize it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

NASB 1977
As for that night, let darkness seize it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

Amplified Bible
“As for that night, let darkness seize it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not be counted in the number of the months.

Christian Standard Bible
If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year or be listed in the calendar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year or be listed in the calendar.

Contemporary English Version
Erase that night from the calendar and conceal it with darkness.

Good News Translation
Blot that night out of the year, and never let it be counted again;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"That night- let the blackness take it away. Let it not be included in the days of the year or be numbered among the months.

International Standard Version
Let darkness carry that night away; let it not take its place joyfully among the days of the year; let it not be entered into the calendar.

NET Bible
That night--let darkness seize it; let it not be included among the days of the year; let it not enter among the number of the months!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
As for that night, may darkness seize it; May it not rejoice among the days of the year, May it not come into the number of the months.

King James 2000 Bible
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not rejoice among the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

New Heart English Bible
As for that night, let thick darkness seize on it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months.

World English Bible
As for that night, let thick darkness seize on it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months.

American King James Version
As for that night, let darkness seize on it; let it not be joined to the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

American Standard Version
As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

A Faithful Version
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months.

Darby Bible Translation
That night -- let gloom seize upon it; let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months.

English Revised Version
As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months.

Webster's Bible Translation
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined to the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Let darkenesse possesse that night, let it not be ioyned vnto the dayes of the yeere, nor let it come into the count of the moneths.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Let the darke storme ouercome that night, and let it not be ioyned vnto the dayes of the yere, nor counted in the number of the monethes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Let the darckstorme ouercome ye night, let it not be reckened amonge the dayes off the yeare, ner counted in the monethes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
That night—let thick darkness take it, "" Let it not be united to days of the year, "" Let it not come into the number of months.

Young's Literal Translation
That night -- let thick darkness take it, Let it not be united to days of the year, Into the number of months let it not come.

Smith's Literal Translation
That night darkness shall take it; it shall not be joined upon the days of the year; it shall not come into the number of months.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let a darksome whirlwind seize upon that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Let a whirlwind of darkness take hold of that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Let that night cover it in blackness. That day not shall be counted in the number of the days of the year and in the number of the months it shall not enter

Lamsa Bible
As for that night, let thick darkness cover it; let that day not be reckoned in the number of the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
let that day and night be cursed, let darkness carry them away; let it not come into the days of the year, neither let it be numbered with the days of the months.
















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