Job 3:1

Job Speaks

1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

Job 3:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
ESV
1 After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
NLT
1 At last Job spoke, and he cursed the day of his birth.
MSG
1 Then Job broke the silence. He spoke up and cursed his fate:
CSB
1 After this Job began to speak and cursed the day he was born.

Job 3:1 In-Context

1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
2 He said:
3 “May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’
4 That day—may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine on it.
5 May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Jeremiah 15:10; Jeremiah 20:14
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