Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
Let those who curse days, those who are skilled at stirring up grief and sorrow, curse this day too.
Job is calling on professional mourners and those who specialize in cursing to join him in condemning the day he was born.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Job, set in the ancient Near East during the patriarchal era, Job is a righteous man who endures severe suffering after losing his wealth, family, and health as part of a divine test. In Job 3, overwhelmed by grief, he curses the day of his birth, calling upon those skilled in invoking curses, such as ancient sorcerers or professional mourners, to join in his lament, reflecting cultural practices of expressing profound despair through ritualistic words. This highlights the raw emotional depth of human suffering in biblical narratives.
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