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Let it have no joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry enter it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Oh, may that night be barren! May no joyful shout come into it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, may that night be barren; May no joyful shout enter it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, let that night be barren; Let no joyful shout enter it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, let that night be barren; Let no joyful shout enter it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold, let that night be barren; Let no joyful shout enter it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, let that night be barren [and empty]; Let no joyful voice enter it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, may that night be barren; may no joyful shout be heard in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, may that night be barren; may no joyful shout be heard in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't let children be created or joyful shouts be heard ever again in that night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Lo, let that night be barren; let no joyful voice come therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let that night be empty. Let no joyful singing be heard in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />make it a barren, joyless night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Yes, let that night be barren; let it not appear with its joyful shout.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, let that night be barren; let no shout of joy penetrate it! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come therein. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold! That night—let it be barren, "" Let no singing come into it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo! that night -- let it be gloomy, Let no singing come into it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, that night shall be hard; no rejoicing shall be in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let that night be solitary, and not worthy of praise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />May that night be alone and unworthy of praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May that night be barren; let no joyful outcry greet it! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yes, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry be heard in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Lo, let that night be desolate, let no voice of praise come therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />That night shall be destitute and a song shall not enter it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Lo, let that night be desolate; Let no joyful voice come therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But let that night be pain, and let not mirth come upon it, nor joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/3-7.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=416" 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/3.htm">Job Laments His Birth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">may that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: hal·lay·lāh (Art:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">night</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yə·hî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1565.htm" title="1565: ḡal·mūḏ (Adj-ms) -- Hard, barren. Probably by prolonged from galam; sterile; figuratively, desolate.">barren;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">may no</a> <a href="/hebrew/7445.htm" title="7445: rə·nā·nāh (N-fs) -- A ringing cry. From ranan; a shout.">joyful voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">come</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">into it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>May it be cursed by those who curse the day—those prepared to rouse Leviathan.…<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="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Jeremiah 20:14-18</a></span><br />Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. / Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. / May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/4-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:2-3</a></span><br />So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive. / But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">Lamentations 3:1-6</a></span><br />I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. / He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. / Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5</a></span><br />“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a></span><br />Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Psalm 88:6-8</a></span><br />You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. / Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah / You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-6</a></span><br />“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah / Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Psalm 102:3-11</a></span><br />For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. / My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? / I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9-10</a></span><br />Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. / For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38-39</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” / Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-34.htm">Mark 14:34-36</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” / Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him. / “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-27.htm">John 12:27</a></span><br />Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22-23</a></span><br />We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. / Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">See, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.</p><p class="hdg">solitary.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-20.htm">Isaiah 13:20-22</a></b></br> It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Isaiah 24:8</a></b></br> The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Jeremiah 7:34</a></b></br> Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/2-21.htm">Barren</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-3.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/esther/4-2.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-37.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">Gloomy</a> <a href="/job/2-11.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/job/3-6.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/esther/5-9.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/job/3-6.htm">Night</a> <a href="/ezra/3-13.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-22.htm">Solitary</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-43.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-20.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-16.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-34.htm">Barren</a> <a href="/job/5-1.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/job/3-14.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/job/22-4.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/job/15-33.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/job/15-34.htm">Gloomy</a> <a href="/job/3-18.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/job/3-22.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/5-11.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/job/4-13.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/3-18.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/job/20-5.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Solitary</a> <a href="/job/4-12.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/job/20-18.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/job/3-18.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Job 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/3-1.htm">Job curses the day and services of his birth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/3-13.htm">The ease of death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/3-20.htm">He complains of life, because of his anguish.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Behold, may that night be barren;</b><br>In this phrase, Job is expressing a deep desire for the night of his birth to be void of any significance or fruitfulness. The term "barren" often refers to the inability to produce life, which in biblical times was considered a curse or a sign of divine disfavor. This reflects Job's intense suffering and his wish that his life had never begun. The use of "behold" emphasizes the gravity of his lament. In the broader biblical context, barrenness is a recurring theme, seen in the stories of Sarah, Rebekah, and Hannah, where God eventually intervenes. However, Job's plea here is for the opposite—perpetual barrenness, highlighting his despair.<p><b>may no joyful voice come into it.</b><br>Joyful voices, such as those of celebration or birth announcements, were significant in ancient Near Eastern culture, marking important life events. Job's wish for silence on the night of his birth underscores his desire to erase the joy typically associated with new life. This reflects a reversal of the natural order, where joy is replaced by silence and sorrow. In the broader scriptural narrative, joy is often linked with God's presence and blessing (e.g., <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11</a>). Job's lament can be seen as a profound expression of feeling abandoned by God, a theme that resonates throughout the book. This absence of joy contrasts with the ultimate hope and restoration found in Christ, who is described as bringing joy to the world (<a href="/luke/2-10.htm">Luke 2:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and perseverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_lament.htm">Job's Lament</a></b><br>This verse is part of Job's lament, where he curses the day of his birth due to the intense suffering he is experiencing. It reflects his deep anguish and desire for his birth night to be void of joy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_night.htm">The Night</a></b><br>Symbolically represents the time of Job's birth. Job wishes it to be barren, indicating his wish that he had never been born.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Job's lament shows that even the most faithful can experience deep despair. It's important to acknowledge and validate feelings of suffering rather than dismiss them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament.htm">The Role of Lament</a></b><br>Lament is a biblical way to express grief and confusion. It is a form of prayer that can lead to deeper trust in God, even when we don't understand our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_despair.htm">Hope in Despair</a></b><br>While Job wishes for a barren night, the broader biblical account assures us that God can bring joy and restoration. Trusting in God's ultimate plan is crucial, even when we cannot see it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Job's account reminds us of the importance of community. Friends and family can provide support and encouragement during times of suffering, even if they don't have all the answers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite Job's suffering, the book ultimately points to God's sovereignty and wisdom. Trusting in God's character and His control over all things is essential for enduring trials.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_samuel_3_7_-_how_did_samuel_know_god.htm">1 Samuel 3:7 - How could a child with no prior knowledge of God accurately identify and respond to a supernatural voice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_wicked_thrive_and_righteous_suffer.htm">In Job 36:6-7, where it states the righteous are exalted while the wicked are cut off, why do wicked individuals often thrive, and the righteous sometimes suffer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_94_align_with_swift_judgment.htm">Psalm 94:3-4 depicts the wicked flourishing and boasting; how does this align with other biblical claims that God swiftly judges evil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_3_align_with_god's_justice.htm">How can Job's complaint in Job 3 align with a just and sovereign God, if he questions the value of his own birth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lo, let that night be solitary</span>; or, <span class="accented">sterile</span>; "let no one be born in it." <span class="cmt_word">Lot no joyful voice come therein</span>; literally, <span class="accented">no song</span>. Perhaps the moaning is, "Let no such joyful announcement be made," as that mentioned in ver. 3. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/3-7.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">Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֭הוּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">night</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלַּ֣יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(hal·lay·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">be</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">barren;</span><br /><span class="heb">גַלְמ֑וּד</span> <span class="translit">(ḡal·mūḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sterile, desolate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may no</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">joyful voice</span><br /><span class="heb">רְנָנָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(rə·nā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7445.htm">Strong's 7445: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ringing cry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">come</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּבֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(tā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into it.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/3-7.htm">Job 3:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/3-7.htm">Job 3:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/3-7.htm">Job 3:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/3-7.htm">Job 3:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/3-7.htm">Job 3:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/3-7.htm">Job 3:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/3-7.htm">Job 3:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/3-7.htm">Job 3:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/3-7.htm">Job 3:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/3-7.htm">Job 3:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/3-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 3:7 Behold let that night be barren (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/3-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 3:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 3:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/3-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 3:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 3:8" /></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>