Job 3
3
Job’s Opening Speech
1After this, Job began to speak and cursed the day he was born. 2He said:
3May the day I was born perish,
and the night that said,
“A boy is conceived.” # 3:3 Jb 5:7; Pr 23:25; Is 7:14
4If only that day had turned to darkness!
May God above not care about it,
or light shine on it.
5May darkness and gloom # 3:5 Jb 10:21–22; 12:22; 28:3 reclaim it,
and a cloud settle over it.
May what darkens the day terrify it.
6If only darkness had taken that night away!
May it not appear # 3:6 LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; MT reads rejoice among the days of the year
or be listed in the calendar. # 3:6 Lit or enter the number of months
7Yes, may that night be barren;
may no joyful shout # 3:7 Jb 20:5; Ps 63:5 be heard in it.
8Let those who curse days
condemn # 3:8 Nm 22:11,17; Jb 5:3; Pr 11:26 it,
those who are ready to rouse Leviathan. # 3:8 Jb 41; Ps 74:14; 104:26
9May its morning stars grow dark.
May it wait for daylight but have none;
may it not see the breaking # 3:9 Lit the eyelids of dawn.
10For that night did not shut
the doors of my mother’s womb,
and hide sorrow from my eyes.
11Why was I not stillborn;
why didn’t I die as I came from the womb? # 3:10–11 Jb 1:21; 10:17–18; Jr 20:17–18
12Why did the knees receive me,
and why were there breasts for me to nurse? # 3:12 Sg 8:1; Is 66:12; Jl 2:16
13Now I would certainly be lying down in peace;
I would be asleep. # 3:13 Ps 13:3; Jr 51:39,57; Mt 8:24
Then I would be at rest # 3:13 Jb 17:16; Dn 12:13; Rv 14:13
14with the kings and counselors # 3:14 Is 14:9; Jr 51:57; Ezk 32:29 of the earth,
who rebuilt ruined cities for themselves,
15or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses # 3:15 Jb 17:13; 30:23; Ec 12:5 with silver.
16Or why was I not hidden like a miscarried child, # 3:16 Nm 12:12; Ps 58:8; Ec 6:3
like infants who never see daylight?
17There the wicked # 3:17 Jb 9:22; 11:20; 18:5 cease to make trouble,
and there the weary find rest.
18The captives are completely at rest; # 3:18 Pr 1:33; Jr 30:10; 46:27
they do not hear a taskmaster’s voice. # 3:18 Ex 3:7; 5:10,13–14; Jb 39:7
19Both small and great are there,
and the slave is set free from his master. # 3:19 Jb 9:22; Ec 9:2–3; Is 14:9–10
20Why is light given to one burdened with grief,
and life to those whose existence is bitter, # 3:20 Jb 23:2; Ps 71:20; Lm 1:4
21who wait for death, # 3:21 1Kg 19:4; Jb 7:15; Jnh 4:3 but it does not come,
and search for it more than for hidden treasure,
22who are filled with much joy
and are glad when they reach the grave? # 3:22 Jb 5:26; 10:19; 17:1
23Why is life given to a man whose path is hidden, # 3:23 Jb 19:8; Lm 3:9; Hs 2:6
whom God has hedged in?
24I sigh when food # 3:24 Jb 6:7; 33:20; Ps 102:4 is put before me, # 3:24 Or My sighing serves as my food
and my groans pour out like water. # 3:24 Ps 6:6; 22:1,14; 32:3
25For the thing I feared has overtaken me,
and what I dreaded has happened to me. # 3:25 Jb 9:28; 13:11; 30:15
26I cannot relax or be calm;
I have no rest, # 3:26 Jb 30:17; Pr 25:2; Ec 2:23 for turmoil has come.
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Job 3: CSB
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Job 3
3
Job’s Opening Speech
1After this, Job began to speak and cursed the day he was born. 2He said:
3May the day I was born perish,
and the night that said,
“A boy is conceived.” # 3:3 Jb 5:7; Pr 23:25; Is 7:14
4If only that day had turned to darkness!
May God above not care about it,
or light shine on it.
5May darkness and gloom # 3:5 Jb 10:21–22; 12:22; 28:3 reclaim it,
and a cloud settle over it.
May what darkens the day terrify it.
6If only darkness had taken that night away!
May it not appear # 3:6 LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; MT reads rejoice among the days of the year
or be listed in the calendar. # 3:6 Lit or enter the number of months
7Yes, may that night be barren;
may no joyful shout # 3:7 Jb 20:5; Ps 63:5 be heard in it.
8Let those who curse days
condemn # 3:8 Nm 22:11,17; Jb 5:3; Pr 11:26 it,
those who are ready to rouse Leviathan. # 3:8 Jb 41; Ps 74:14; 104:26
9May its morning stars grow dark.
May it wait for daylight but have none;
may it not see the breaking # 3:9 Lit the eyelids of dawn.
10For that night did not shut
the doors of my mother’s womb,
and hide sorrow from my eyes.
11Why was I not stillborn;
why didn’t I die as I came from the womb? # 3:10–11 Jb 1:21; 10:17–18; Jr 20:17–18
12Why did the knees receive me,
and why were there breasts for me to nurse? # 3:12 Sg 8:1; Is 66:12; Jl 2:16
13Now I would certainly be lying down in peace;
I would be asleep. # 3:13 Ps 13:3; Jr 51:39,57; Mt 8:24
Then I would be at rest # 3:13 Jb 17:16; Dn 12:13; Rv 14:13
14with the kings and counselors # 3:14 Is 14:9; Jr 51:57; Ezk 32:29 of the earth,
who rebuilt ruined cities for themselves,
15or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses # 3:15 Jb 17:13; 30:23; Ec 12:5 with silver.
16Or why was I not hidden like a miscarried child, # 3:16 Nm 12:12; Ps 58:8; Ec 6:3
like infants who never see daylight?
17There the wicked # 3:17 Jb 9:22; 11:20; 18:5 cease to make trouble,
and there the weary find rest.
18The captives are completely at rest; # 3:18 Pr 1:33; Jr 30:10; 46:27
they do not hear a taskmaster’s voice. # 3:18 Ex 3:7; 5:10,13–14; Jb 39:7
19Both small and great are there,
and the slave is set free from his master. # 3:19 Jb 9:22; Ec 9:2–3; Is 14:9–10
20Why is light given to one burdened with grief,
and life to those whose existence is bitter, # 3:20 Jb 23:2; Ps 71:20; Lm 1:4
21who wait for death, # 3:21 1Kg 19:4; Jb 7:15; Jnh 4:3 but it does not come,
and search for it more than for hidden treasure,
22who are filled with much joy
and are glad when they reach the grave? # 3:22 Jb 5:26; 10:19; 17:1
23Why is life given to a man whose path is hidden, # 3:23 Jb 19:8; Lm 3:9; Hs 2:6
whom God has hedged in?
24I sigh when food # 3:24 Jb 6:7; 33:20; Ps 102:4 is put before me, # 3:24 Or My sighing serves as my food
and my groans pour out like water. # 3:24 Ps 6:6; 22:1,14; 32:3
25For the thing I feared has overtaken me,
and what I dreaded has happened to me. # 3:25 Jb 9:28; 13:11; 30:15
26I cannot relax or be calm;
I have no rest, # 3:26 Jb 30:17; Pr 25:2; Ec 2:23 for turmoil has come.
Iliyochaguliwa sasa
:
Kuonyesha
Shirikisha
Nakili
Je, ungependa vivutio vyako vihifadhiwe kwenye vifaa vyako vyote? Jisajili au ingia
© 2017 Holman Bible Publishers