Job 3:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Look, let that night be completely alone and empty, let no happy sounds be heard in it.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Job is wishing that the night he was born had been utterly silent and joyless, with no celebrations at all.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of Job's lament after losing his children, wealth, and health. In ancient times, births were typically celebrated with joyful singing and community gatherings. Job is so devastated by his suffering that he wishes even these normal expressions of joy had never existed on the night of his birth.

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Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun got struck down, along with a third of the moon and a third of the stars. So a third of them went completely dark — which meant the day lost a third of its light, and same with the night.

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