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Job 3:9 May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
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Let it hope for light, but in vain; may it never see the morning light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but <i>have</i> none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />May the stars of its morning be dark; May it look for light, but <i>have</i> none, And not see the dawning of the day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“May the stars of its twilight be darkened; May it wait for light but have none, And may it not see the breaking dawn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />“Let the stars of its twilight be darkened; Let it wait for light but have none, And let it not see the breaking dawn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Let the stars of its twilight be darkened; Let it wait for light but have none, Neither let it see the breaking dawn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let the stars of its twilight be darkened; Let it hope for light but have none, And let it not see the breaking dawn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Let the stars of its early dawn be dark; Let <i>the morning</i> wait in vain for the light, Let it not see the eyelids of morning (the day’s dawning),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May its morning stars grow dark. May it wait for daylight but have none; may it not see the breaking of dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May its morning stars grow dark. May it wait for daylight but have none; may it not see the breaking of dawn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Darken its morning stars and remove all hope of light, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: let it look for light, but have none; neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let its stars turn dark before dawn. Let it hope for light and receive none. Let it not see the first light of dawn<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Keep the morning star from shining; give that night no hope of dawn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let the stars of its evening twilight be dark; let it hope for light but let there be none; let it not see the breaking rays of the dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Let its morning stars be darkened; let it wait for daylight but find none, nor let it see the first rays of dawn, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let the stars of its twilight be dark. Let it look for light, but have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the morning,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let the stars of its twilight be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let the stars of its twilight be dark. Let it look for light, but have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the morning, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Let the stars of its twilight be dark, "" Let it wait for light, and there is none, "" And let it not look on the eyelids of the dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Let the stars of its twilight be dark, Let it wait for light, and there is none, And let it not look on the eyelids of the dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The stars of its twilight shall he dark; it shall wait for light, and none; and it shall not look upon the eyelashes of the dawn.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let the stars be darkened with the mist thereof: let it expect light and not see it, nor the rising of the dawning of the day: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let the stars be concealed with its darkness. Let it expect light, and not see it, nor the rising of the dawn in the East.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May the stars of its twilight be darkened; may it look for daylight, but have none, nor gaze on the eyes of the dawn, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none; may it not see the eyelids of the morning—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let the stars of twilight thereof be dark; let the people wait for light, but receive none; neither let them see the dawning of the day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Let the stars of its dawning be darkened; let them look for light and it shall not be, and let it not see the rays of its dawning<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let the stars of that night be darkened; let it remain <i>dark</i>, and not come into light; and let it not see the morning star arise:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/3-9.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=429" 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">8</span>May it be cursed by those who curse the day—those prepared to rouse Leviathan. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5399.htm" title="5399: niš·pōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Twilight. From nashaph; properly, a breeze, i.e. dusk.">May its morning</a> <a href="/hebrew/3556.htm" title="3556: kō·wḵ·ḇê (N-mpc) -- A star. Probably from the same as Kabbown or kavah; a star; figuratively, a prince.">stars</a> <a href="/hebrew/2821.htm" title="2821: yeḥ·šə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be or grow dark. A primitive root; to be dark; transitively, to darken.">grow dark;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6960.htm" title="6960: yə·qaw- (V-Piel-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To bind together, collect, to expect. A primitive root; to bind together, i.e. Collect; to expect.">may it wait</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wā·’a·yin (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">in vain</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: lə·’ō·wr (Prep-l:: N-cs) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">for daylight;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">may it not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/6079.htm" title="6079: bə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pê- (Prep-b:: N-mdc) -- Eyelid. From uwph; an eyelash; figuratively, morning ray.">the breaking</a> <a href="/hebrew/7837.htm" title="7837: šā·ḥar (N-ms) -- Dawn. From shachar; dawn.">of dawn.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>For that night did not shut the doors of the womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.…<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="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7-8</a></span><br />When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. / All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10</a></span><br />Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Amos 5:8</a></span><br />He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-13</a></span><br />And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-24.htm">Mark 13:24-25</a></span><br />But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; / the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25</a></span><br />There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a></span><br />All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Jeremiah 4:23-28</a></span><br />I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light. / I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. / I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Isaiah 5:30</a></span><br />In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-3.htm">Isaiah 50:3</a></span><br />I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-2.htm">Isaiah 60:2</a></span><br />For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-12.htm">Revelation 8:12</a></span><br />Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-2.htm">Revelation 9:2</a></span><br />The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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:</p><p class="hdg">look for light.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/30-26.htm">Job 30:26</a></b></br> When I looked for good, then evil came <i>unto me</i>: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm">Jeremiah 8:15</a></b></br> We looked for peace, but no good <i>came; and</i> for a time of health, and behold trouble!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a></b></br> Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, <i>and</i> make <i>it</i> gross darkness.</p><p class="hdg">the dawning of the day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/41-18.htm">Job 41:18</a></b></br> By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes <i>are</i> like the eyelids of the morning.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Breaking</a> <a href="/job/3-6.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/exodus/10-15.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-21.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/judges/19-26.htm">Dawning</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-12.htm">Daylight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm">Eyelids</a> <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/esther/3-12.htm">First</a> <a href="/ezra/10-2.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/job/3-5.htm">Light</a> <a href="/job/1-5.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/luke/11-36.htm">Rays</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/esther/9-18.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-7.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/esther/4-5.htm">Wait</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/30-14.htm">Breaking</a> <a href="/job/5-14.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/6-16.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/job/4-20.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Dawning</a> <a href="/job/24-14.htm">Daylight</a> <a href="/job/16-16.htm">Eyelids</a> <a href="/job/3-10.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/15-7.htm">First</a> <a href="/job/4-6.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/job/3-16.htm">Light</a> <a href="/job/4-20.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/job/41-18.htm">Rays</a> <a href="/job/9-7.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/job/4-12.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/job/9-29.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/job/6-11.htm">Wait</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'; 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The "morning stars" refer to the stars visible in the early morning, often associated with the beauty and hope of a new day. In biblical literature, stars are sometimes symbolic of angels or divine beings (<a href="/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7</a>). Job's wish for these stars to grow dark signifies a longing for the removal of any light or hope associated with his birth. This reflects his profound despair and the depth of his suffering. The imagery of darkness is often used in Scripture to denote judgment or the absence of God's presence (<a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a>).<p><b>may it wait in vain for daylight;</b><br>Here, Job personifies the day of his birth, wishing it to be in a perpetual state of waiting for light that never comes. This reflects the hopelessness he feels, as daylight often symbolizes hope, renewal, and God's favor (<a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a>). The idea of waiting in vain is a powerful expression of futility, echoing the sentiments found in Ecclesiastes about the vanity of life. Job's lament is not just personal but touches on the universal human experience of suffering and the longing for relief that seems unattainable.<p><b>may it not see the breaking of dawn.</b><br>The breaking of dawn is a metaphor for new beginnings and the dispelling of darkness. By wishing that his birth day never sees dawn, Job is expressing a desire for it to remain in darkness, symbolizing his wish that he had never been born. This reflects the cultural understanding of dawn as a time of divine intervention and new mercies (<a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>). In a broader biblical context, dawn is often associated with the coming of Christ, the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>). Job's lament, therefore, underscores the absence of hope and redemption he feels in his current state of suffering.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. In this chapter, Job is lamenting the day of his birth due to his immense suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/morning_stars.htm">Morning Stars</a></b><br>A poetic reference to the stars that appear in the early morning sky, often symbolizing hope and the promise of a new day.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/daylight/dawn.htm">Daylight/Dawn</a></b><br>Represents new beginnings, hope, and the renewal of life. Job's wish for darkness instead of dawn reflects his deep despair and desire for his suffering to end.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_despair.htm">The Depth of Despair</a></b><br>Job's lamentation shows the profound depth of human suffering and despair. It is a reminder that even the most faithful can experience moments of deep anguish.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_light_and_darkness.htm">The Symbolism of Light and Darkness</a></b><br>Light often symbolizes hope, life, and God's presence, while darkness can represent despair and the absence of hope. Understanding this symbolism can help us navigate our own times of darkness by seeking God's light.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_lament.htm">The Importance of Lament</a></b><br>Job's honest expression of his pain teaches us the value of lament in our spiritual lives. It is okay to bring our deepest sorrows and questions before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_despair.htm">Hope Beyond Despair</a></b><br>While Job wishes for darkness, the broader biblical account assures us that God's light ultimately overcomes darkness. This encourages us to hold onto hope even in our darkest times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support_in_suffering.htm">Community Support in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's account reminds us of the importance of community and support during times of suffering. We are called to be present for others in their times of need.<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/can_angels_sing.htm">Can angels sing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'lucifer'_in_isaiah_14_12_a_mistranslation.htm">In Isaiah 14:12, is the reference to 'Lucifer' historically or linguistically a mistranslation, and if so, how does it affect interpretations of the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_a_'fallen_star'_both_event_and_angel.htm">How can a star 'fallen from heaven' (Revelation 9:1) be both an astronomical event and an angelic being?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_lucifer_also_known_as_satan.htm">Who is Lucifer also known as Satan?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">The dawning . . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">the eyelids of the dawn.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "let not even the light of a star illuminate the morning or evening twilight of that night; let it be dark from beginning to end, uncheered even by the ray of a star." Let it look for light, but have none. Again a personification. The night is regarded as consciously waiting in hope of the appearance of morning, but continually disappointed by the long lingering of the darkness<span class="cmt_word">. And let it not see the dawning of the day</span>; rather, as in the margin and in the Revised Version, <span class="accented">let it not behold the eyelids of the morning</span> (compare Milton's 'Lycidas,' "Under the opening eyelids of the morn," and Soph., 'Antigone,' <span class="greek">χρυσσέης ἁμέρας βλέφαρον</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/3-9.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">May its morning</span><br /><span class="heb">נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(niš·pōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5399.htm">Strong's 5399: </a> </span><span class="str2">A breeze, dusk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stars</span><br /><span class="heb">כּוֹכְבֵ֪י</span> <span class="translit">(kō·wḵ·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm">Strong's 3556: </a> </span><span class="str2">A star, a prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grow dark;</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮</span> <span class="translit">(yeḥ·šə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2821.htm">Strong's 2821: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dark, to darken</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may it wait</span><br /><span class="heb">יְקַו־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·qaw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6960.htm">Strong's 6960: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind together, collect, to expect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in vain</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאַ֑יִן</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’a·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for daylight;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְא֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may it not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">see</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(yir·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the breaking of dawn.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁחַר׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7837.htm">Strong's 7837: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/3-9.htm">Job 3:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/3-9.htm">Job 3:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/3-9.htm">Job 3:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/3-9.htm">Job 3:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/3-9.htm">Job 3:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/3-9.htm">Job 3:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/3-9.htm">Job 3:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/3-9.htm">Job 3:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/3-9.htm">Job 3:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/3-9.htm">Job 3:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/3-9.htm">OT Poetry: Job 3:9 Let the stars of its twilight be (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/3-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 3:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 3:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/3-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 3:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 3:10" /></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>