Job 3:7
What does Job 3:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 3:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949As for that night, let it have no fruit; let no voice of joy be sounded in it;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Lo! that night--let it be gloomy, Let no singing come into it.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Let that night be solitary, and not worthy of praise.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful sound come therein;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 7:34
Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.
- Isaiah 13:20
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall shepherds make their flocks to lie down there.
- Isaiah 24:8
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
- Revelation 18:22
And the voice of harpers and minstrels and flute-players and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft, shall be found any more at all in thee; and the voice of a mill shall be heard no more at all in thee;
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