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Job 3:1-3
New International Reader's Version
Job 3:1-3
New International Reader's Version
Job Wishes He Had Never Been Born
3 After a while, Job opened his mouth to speak. He cursed the day he had been born. 2 He said,
3 “May the day I was born be wiped out.
May the night be wiped away when people said, ‘A boy is born!’
Job 3:1-3
New King James Version
Job 3:1-3
New King James Version
Job Deplores His Birth
3 After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job [a]spoke, and said:
3 “May(A) the day perish on which I was born,
And the night in which it was said,
‘A male child is conceived.’
Footnotes
- Job 3:2 Lit. answered
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