Job 3:5
Strong's Lexicon
May darkness
חֹ֣שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place

and gloom
וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת (wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6757: 1) death-shadow, deep shadow, deep darkness, shadow of death 1a) death-shadow 1b) death-shadow, deep shadow, darkness 1c) death-shadow (of distress, extreme danger) (fig) 1d) death-shadow (of place of the dead) (fig)

reclaim it,
יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ (yiḡ·’ā·lu·hū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1350: 1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer 1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance 1a2) to redeem (by payment) 1a3) to redeem (with God as subject) 1a3a) individuals from death 1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage 1a3c) Israel from exile 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to redeem oneself 1b2) to be redeemed

and a cloud
עֲנָנָ֑ה (‘ă·nā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6053: 1) cloud, cloudy

settle
תִּשְׁכָּן־ (tiš·kān-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7931: 1) to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to settle down to abide 1a2) to abide, dwell, reside 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make settle down, establish 1b2) to make or cause to dwell 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix 1c2) to cause to dwell or abide

over it;
עָלָ֣יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

may the blackness
כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי (kim·rî·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3650: 1) blackness, gloominess, darkness

of the day
יֽוֹם׃ (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

overwhelm it.
יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ (yə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯu·hū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1204: 1) to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror 1a) (Niphal) to be terrified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to fall upon, overwhelm 1b2) to terrify

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.

Young's Literal Translation
Let darkness and death-shade redeem it, Let a cloud tabernacle upon it, Let them terrify it as the most bitter of days.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May darkness and  gloom reclaim  it, and a cloud settle over  it. May an eclipse of the sun terrify  it.

New American Standard Bible
"Let darkness and black gloom claim it; Let a cloud settle on it; Let the blackness of the day terrify it.

King James Bible
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it.

New Living Translation
Let the darkness and utter gloom claim that day for its own. Let a black cloud overshadow it, and let the darkness terrify it.

English Standard Version
Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

New American Standard Bible
"Let darkness and black gloom claim it; Let a cloud settle on it; Let the blackness of the day terrify it.

King James Bible
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it. May an eclipse of the sun terrify it.

International Standard Version
Let darkness and deep gloom reclaim it; let clouds settle down on it; let blackness in mid-day terrify it.

NET Bible
Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it; let a cloud settle on it; let whatever blackens the day terrify it!

American Standard Version
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

English Revised Version
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; let a cloud dwell upon it; let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

Young's Literal Translation
Let darkness and death-shade redeem it, Let a cloud tabernacle upon it, Let them terrify it as the most bitter of days.
















Cross References
Job 3:4
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

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.

Psalm 44:19
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

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 3:3
Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

Job 3:2
And Job spake, and said,

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

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