Job 3:8
Strong's Lexicon
May it be cursed
אֹרְרֵי־ (’ō·rə·rê-)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 779: 1) to curse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to curse 1a2) cursed be he (participle used as in curses) 1b) (Niphal) to be cursed, cursed 1c)(Piel) to curse, lay under a curse, put a curse on 1d) (Hophal) to be made a curse, be cursed

by those who curse
יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ (yiq·qə·ḇu·hū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5344: 1) to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pierce, bore 1a2) to prick off, designate 1b) (Niphal) to be pricked off, be designated, be specified 2) (Qal) to curse, blaspheme

the day
י֑וֹם (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

those prepared
הָ֝עֲתִידִ֗ים (hā·‘ă·ṯî·ḏîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6264: 1) ready, prepared 1a) ready 1b) ready, skilled 1c) prepared, impending 1d) prepared, stored up, treasure

to rouse
עֹרֵ֥ר (‘ō·rêr)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5782: 1) to rouse oneself, awake, awaken, incite 1a) (Qal) to rouse oneself, awake 1b) (Niphal) to be roused 1c) (Polel) to stir up, rouse, incite 1d) (Hithpolel) to be excited, be triumphant 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to rouse, stir up 1e2) to act in an aroused manner, awake

Leviathan.
לִוְיָתָֽן׃ (liw·yā·ṯān)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3882: 1) leviathan, sea monster, dragon 1a) large aquatic animal 1b) perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus, exact meaning unknown ++++ Some think this to be a crocodile but from the description in Job 41:1-34 this is patently absurd. It appears to ba a large fire breathing animal of some sort. Just as the bomardier beetle has an explosion producing mechanism, so the great sea dragon may have an explosive producing mechanism to enable it to be a real fire breathing dragon.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
May it be cursed by those who curse the day those prepared to rouse Leviathan.

Young's Literal Translation
Let the cursers of day mark it, Who are ready to wake up Leviathan.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let those who curse certain days cast a spell on it, those who are skilled in rousing Leviathan. 

New American Standard Bible
"Let those curse it who curse the day, Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.

King James Bible
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.

New Living Translation
Let those who are experts at cursing--whose cursing could rouse Leviathan--curse that day.

English Standard Version
Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up Leviathan.

New American Standard Bible
"Let those curse it who curse the day, Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.

King James Bible
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let those who curse certain days cast a spell on it, those who are skilled in rousing Leviathan.

International Standard Version
Let whoever curses days curse it— those who are ready to awaken monsters.

NET Bible
Let those who curse the day curse it--those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.

American Standard Version
Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

English Revised Version
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

Young's Literal Translation
Let the cursers of day mark it, Who are ready to wake up Leviathan.
















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

Job 3:9
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:

Job 41:1
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

Job 41:10
None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

Job 41:25
When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

Isaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

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 3:6
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 3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

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

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?
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