KJV ORIGINAL
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
As for that night, let complete darkness swallow it up; don't let it be counted among the days of the year, don't let it be included in any month.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is cursing the night he was born, wishing it could be erased from existence and removed from the calendar entirely.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Job's first speech after losing his children, wealth, and health in rapid succession. In ancient times, people believed that cursing something could have real power to affect it. Job is expressing such deep anguish that he wishes the very night of his birth could be wiped from history.
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