KJV ORIGINAL
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let a dark cloud settle over it; let the blackness of that day fill it with terror.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is calling for complete darkness and terror to cover the day he was born, wishing it had never existed.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Job's first major speech after losing his children, wealth, and health. Job is cursing the day of his birth, wishing it could be erased from existence. In ancient Hebrew poetry, darkness and death were often paired together as symbols of complete destruction and non-existence.
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