Job 3:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 3:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
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World English Bible Public Domain
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes black the day terrify it.
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King James Version Public Domain
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
May darkness and a dark shadow claim it; may a cloud dwell over it; may the blacknesses of the day terrify it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).