Job 10:21

New English Translation

²¹before I depart, never to return,^[a]
to the land of darkness
and the deepest shadow,^[b]

Job 10:21 sn The verbs are simple, “I go” and “I return,” but Job clearly means before he dies. A translation of “depart” comes closer to communicating this. The second verb may be given a potential imperfect translation to capture the point. The NIV offered more of an interpretive paraphrase: “before I go to the place of no return.”
Job 10:21 tn See Job 3:5.

Job 10:21

New International Version

²¹before I go to the place of no return,^(A)
to the land of gloom and utter darkness,^(B)

²¹就是往黑暗和死荫之地以先，可以稍得畅快。

New English Translation (NET)

New International Version (NIV)