Job 3:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 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: | May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn. | 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: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| let them grow dark | יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ | yech-she-KHU | H2821 | to darkenחָשַׁךְ (cha.shakh) 1) to be or become dark, grow dim, be darkened, be black, be hidden 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or grow dark 1a2) to have a dark colour 1a3) to grow dim 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make dark, cause to be dark 1b2) to hide, conceal 1b3) to obscure, confuse (fig.) |
| [the] stars of | כּוֹכְבֵ֪י | kokh-VEI | H3556 | starכּוֹכָב (ko.khav) 1) star 1a) of Messiah, brothers, youth, numerous progeny, personification, God's omniscience (fig.) |
| twilight its | נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ | nish-PO | H5399 | twilightנֶ֫שֶׁף (ne.sheph) 1) twilight 1a) evening twilight 1b) morning twilight |
| let it wait | יְקַו־ | ye-kav- | H6960A | to awaitקָוָה (qa.vah) 1) to wait, look for, hope, expect 1a) (Qal) waiting (participle) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait or look eagerly for 1b2) to lie in wait for 1b3) to wait for, linger for |
| for light | לְא֥וֹר | le-'or | H0216 | lightאוֹר (or) 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light |
| and not | וָאַ֑יִן | va-'A-yin | H0369 | nothingאַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of |
| and may not | וְאַל־ | ve-'al- | H0408 | notאַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409) |
| it look | יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה | yir-'EH | H7200G | to see: seeרָאָה (ra.ah) : see/show 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1a7) to provide, choose 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) … |
| on [the] eyelids of | בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ | be-'af-'a-pei- | H6079 | eyelidעַפְעַף (aph.aph) 1) eyelid 1a) eyelid 1b) of dawn, rays of sun (fig.) |
| dawn | שָֽׁחַר׃ | SHA-char | H7837 | dawnשַׁ֫חַר (sha.char) 1) dawn 1a) dawn 1b) at dawn (as adverb) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.