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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/36.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Do not long for the night, to drag people away from their homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/36.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Do not long for the cover of night, for that is when people will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not long for the night, when peoples vanish in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not desire the night, When people are cut off in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Do not long for the night, When people vanish from their places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not long for the night when nations will disappear from their places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not long for the night when nations will disappear from their places. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />nor can you find safety in the dark world below. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't look forward to the night, when people disappear from their places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Don't wish for night to come, the time when nations will perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't long for night, when people vanish in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not long for the cover of night to drag people away from their homes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t desire the night, when people are cut off in their place. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not desire the night, "" For the going up of peoples in their stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Desire not the night, For the going up of peoples in their stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not pant after the night, for taking up peoples in their place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Prolong not the night that people may come up for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do not prolong the night, even if people rise on their behalf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not long for the night, when peoples vanish in their place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not long for the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He shall deliver you from those who drive you away in the night, and give peoples for your sake, and the nations for your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he who removes one in the night also will give nations for your sake and peoples for the sake of your soul<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And draw not forth all the mighty <i>men</i> by night, so that the people should go up instead of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/36-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5625" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Elihu Declares God's Justice and Power</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress? <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7602.htm" title="7602: tiš·’ap̄ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten.">long for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: hal·lā·yə·lāh (Art:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">the night,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">when people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: la·‘ă·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">vanish</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: taḥ·tām (Prep:: 3mp) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">from their homes.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-1.htm">Psalm 37:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. / For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-19.htm">Proverbs 24:19-20</a></span><br />Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. / For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42-44</a></span><br />Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. / But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. / For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1-2</a></span><br />The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil. / Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-17.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:17</a></span><br />Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19-20</a></span><br />Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a></span><br />in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-7.htm">1 Peter 4:7</a></span><br />The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Revelation 16:15</a></span><br />“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18-19</a></span><br />Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-7.htm">Proverbs 11:7</a></span><br />When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-13.htm">Matthew 25:13</a></span><br />Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.</p><p class="hdg">Desire</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-20.htm">Job 3:20,21</a></b></br> Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter <i>in</i> soul; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9</a></b></br> Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-15.htm">Job 7:15</a></b></br> So that my soul chooseth strangling, <i>and</i> death rather than my life.</p><p class="hdg">cut</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that <i>was</i> in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a></b></br> And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they <i>were</i> all dead corpses.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/14-32.htm">Proverbs 14:32</a></b></br> The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/33-17.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/34-36.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-13.htm">Drag</a> <a href="/job/21-9.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/job/35-10.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/17-6.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/job/34-24.htm">Stead</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Vanish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/38-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/37-20.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Drag</a> <a href="/psalms/49-11.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/job/38-28.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/36-28.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-8.htm">Stead</a> <a href="/psalms/37-20.htm">Vanish</a><div class="vheading2">Job 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-1.htm">Elihu shows how God is just in his ways</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-16.htm">How Job's sins hinder God's blessings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-24.htm">God's works are to be magnified</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Job, who is enduring immense suffering, it serves as a reminder to trust in God's timing and justice rather than seeking an end to life’s trials prematurely. Biblically, "night" often symbolizes darkness, ignorance, or judgment (<a href="/john/9-4.htm">John 9:4</a>, <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-5</a>). Theologically, it can be seen as a call to remain faithful and hopeful, trusting in God's ultimate plan and sovereignty.<p><b>when people vanish from their homes</b><br>This part of the verse may refer to the suddenness and unpredictability of death or disaster, which can remove individuals from their earthly dwellings without warning. Historically, this could allude to the experiences of exile or captivity, common in the ancient Near East, where people were forcibly removed from their homes. Culturally, it reflects the transient nature of life and the importance of being spiritually prepared. In a broader biblical context, it echoes themes found in passages like <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a>, which speaks of life as a vapor, and the parable of the rich fool in <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>, emphasizing the futility of earthly security.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective on suffering and God's justice. He is the speaker in this verse.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the book, a man who experiences immense suffering and seeks understanding of his plight.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_night.htm">The Night</a></b><br>Symbolically represents a time of judgment or death, a period when people "vanish from their places."<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/avoid_desiring_darkness.htm">Avoid Desiring Darkness</a></b><br>Elihu warns against longing for the night, which can symbolize a desire for escape or death. In times of suffering, we should seek God's light and guidance rather than succumbing to despair.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The verse encourages patience and trust in God's timing. We should not rush into decisions or desires that lead us away from God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_judgment.htm">Awareness of Judgment</a></b><br>The night can symbolize judgment. We should live with an awareness of God's justice and strive to align our lives with His righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Even in the darkest times, we can have hope in God's deliverance, as seen in the Passover and other biblical accounts where God saves His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/live_as_children_of_light.htm">Live as Children of Light</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live in the light, reflecting Christ's love and truth in a world that often prefers darkness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_faith_of_the_gospel.htm">What does the Bible say about our lifespan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_essence_of_tragedy.htm">What defines the essence of tragedy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_reason_with_god_if_exodus_33_20.htm">In Job 13:3, how can Job claim he wants to reason directly with God if Exodus 33:20 states no one can see God and live?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_14_1-2_conflict_with_promises.htm">Does Job 14:1-2's portrayal of life as short and full of trouble conflict with biblical passages that promise long life and blessings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/36.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Desire not the night</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>of death, as Job had done (<a href="/job/16-22.htm" title="When a few years are come, then I shall go the way from where I shall not return.">Job 16:22</a>; <a href="/job/17-13.htm" title="If I wait, the grave is my house: I have made my bed in the darkness.">Job 17:13</a>, &c., <a href="/job/19-27.htm" title="Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.">Job 19:27</a>), or as, at all events, his words might be understood. For "people," read <span class= "ital">peoples: i.e., </span>nations.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Desire not the night, when people</span> (rather, <span class="accented">peoples</span>) <span class="cmt_word">are cut off in their place</span>. This is an allusion to Job's repeatedly expressed desire to be cut off at once, and laid in the grave (<a href="/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9</a>; <a href="/job/7-15.htm">Job 7:15</a>; <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Job 14:13</a>, etc.). Elihu holds that such a desire is wrongful. It certainly implies a want of complete resignation to the Divine will. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/36-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long for</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁאַ֥ף</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·’ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7602.htm">Strong's 7602: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inhale eagerly, to cover, to be angry, to hasten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the night,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלָּ֑יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(hal·lā·yə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vanish</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲל֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from their homes.</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְתָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/36-20.htm">Job 36:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/36-20.htm">Job 36:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/36-20.htm">Job 36:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/36-20.htm">Job 36:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/36-20.htm">Job 36:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/36-20.htm">Job 36:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/36-20.htm">Job 36:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/36-20.htm">Job 36:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/36-20.htm">Job 36:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/36-20.htm">Job 36:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/36-20.htm">OT Poetry: Job 36:20 Don't desire the night when people (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/36-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 36:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 36:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/36-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 36:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 36:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>