Job 3:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

Young's Literal Translation
Let the stars of its twilight be dark, Let it wait for light, and there is none, And let it not look on the eyelids of the dawn.

King James Bible
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but [have] none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:

Hebrew
May its morning
נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ (niš·pōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5399: A breeze, dusk

stars
כּוֹכְבֵ֪י (kō·wḵ·ḇê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3556: A star, a prince

grow dark;
יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ (yeḥ·šə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2821: To be dark, to darken

may it wait
יְקַו־ (yə·qaw-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect

in vain
וָאַ֑יִן (wā·’a·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

for daylight;
לְא֥וֹר (lə·’ō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

may it not
וְאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

see
יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה (yir·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

the breaking of dawn.
שָֽׁחַר׃ (šā·ḥar)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7837: Dawn

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
OpenBible.com


Job 3:8
Top of Page
Top of Page