Job 10:21

21 before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and utter darkness,

Job 10:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
ESV
21 before I go--and I shall not return-- to the land of darkness and deep shadow,
NLT
21 before I leave—never to return— for the land of darkness and utter gloom.
MSG
21 Before I die and am buried, before I'm nailed into my coffin, sealed in the ground,
CSB
21 before I go to a land of darkness and gloom, never to return.

Job 10:21 In-Context

19 If only I had never come into being, or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!
20 Are not my few days almost over? Turn away from me so I can have a moment’s joy
21 before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and utter darkness,
22 to the land of deepest night, of utter darkness and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”

Cross References 2

  • 1. S 2 Samuel 12:23; S Job 3:13; Job 16:22; Psalms 39:13; Ecclesiastes 12:5
  • 2. S Job 3:5; Psalms 23:4; Psalms 88:12
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