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Job Speaks
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After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
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Job 3:1 in Other Translations
KJV
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After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
ESV
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After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
NLT
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At last Job spoke, and he cursed the day of his birth.
MSG
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Then Job broke the silence. He spoke up and cursed his fate:
CSB
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After this Job began to speak and cursed the day he was born.
Job 3:1 In-Context
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After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
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He said:
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“May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’
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That day—may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine on it.
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May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it.
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Jeremiah 15:10
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Jeremiah 20:14
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