Bible/Job/3/9
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Bible > Job > Chapter 3 > Verse 9
Job 3:9
| ← Job 3:8 | Job 3:9 (KJV) | Job 3:10 → |
|---|---|---|
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
|
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:
|
Because it shut not up the doors of my [mother's] womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
|
Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
Let the starsH3556 of the twilightH5399 thereof be darkH2821; let it lookH6960 for lightH216, but have none; neither let it seeH7200 the dawningH6079 of the dayH7837:
Original Hebrew
יֶחְשְׁכוּ כֹּוכְבֵי נִשְׁפֹּו יְקַו־לְאֹור וָאַיִן וְאַל־יִרְאֶה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָׁחַר׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ |
yech.she.Khu | H2821 | HVqi3mp | let them grow dark |
כּוֹכְבֵ֪י |
kokh.Vei | H3556 | HNcmpc | (the) stars of |
נִ֫שְׁפּ֥/וֹ |
nish.P/o | H5399 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | twilight/ its |
יְקַו |
ye.kav- | H6960 | HVpi3ms | let it wait |
לְ/א֥וֹר |
le./'or | H216 | HR/Ncbsa | for/ light |
וָ/אַ֑יִן |
va./'A.yin | H369 | HC/Tn | and/ not |
וְ/אַל |
ve./'al- | H408 | HC/Tn | and/ may not |
יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה |
yir.'Eh | H7200 | HVqj3ms | it look |
בְּ/עַפְעַפֵּי |
be./'af.'a.pei- | H6079 | HR/Ncmpc | on/ (the) eyelids of |
שָֽׁחַר |
Sha.char | H7837 | HNcmsa | dawn |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H216 — אוֹר (ʼôwr, ore): from אוֹר; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.); bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
- H2821 — חָשַׁךְ (châshak, khaw-shak'): a primitive root; to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken; be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.
- H3556 — כּוֹכָב (kôwkâb, ko-kawb'): probably from the same as כַּבּוֹן (in the sense of rolling) or כָּוָה (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince; star(-gazer).
- H5399 — נֶשֶׁף (nesheph, neh'-shef): from נָשַׁף; properly, a breeze, i.e. (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails); dark, dawning of the day (morning), night, twilight.
- H6079 — עַפְעַף (ʻaphʻaph, af-af'): from עוּף; an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray; dawning, eye-lid.
- H6960 — קָוָה (qâvâh, kaw-vaw'): a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect; gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
- H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
- H7837 — שַׁחַר (shachar, shakh'-ar): from שָׁחַר; dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial); day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
- H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- look for light — Job 30:26, Jeremiah 8:15, Jeremiah 13:16
- the dawning of the day — Job 41:18
Reciprocal references (2): Genesis 1:14, Job 33:28
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: TWILIGHT
- Torrey’s: MORNING, STARS, THE
- Nave’s: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES, DESPONDENCY, PRAYER
Discussion / Insights[edit | edit source]
No content yet
Notes and References[edit | edit source]
No content yet