Job 3:5 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Let the dark and the black night take it for themselves; let it be covered with a cloud; let the dark shades of day send fear on it.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Let darkness and the shades of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
World English Bible (WEB)
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes black the day terrify it.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Let darkness and death-shade redeem it, Let a cloud tabernacle upon it, Let them terrify it as the most bitter of days.
| stain Let | יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ | yigʾāluhû | yeeɡ-ah-LOO-hoo |
| darkness death of shadow the | חֹ֣שֶׁךְ | ḥōšek | HOH-shek |
| and | וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת | wĕṣalmāwet | VEH-tsahl-ma-vet |
| dwell upon cloud a | תִּשְׁכָּן | tiškān | teesh-KAHN |
| let | עָלָ֣יו | ʿālāyw | ah-LAV |
| it; | עֲנָנָ֑ה | ʿănānâ | uh-na-NA |
| terrify it. the let | יְ֝בַֽעֲתֻ֗הוּ | yĕbaʿătuhû | YEH-va-uh-TOO-hoo |
| it; blackness of | כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי | kimĕrîrê | kee-meh-REE-ray |
| the | יֽוֹם׃ | yôm | yome |