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Berean Standard Bible

“May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.”

Job 3:5

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.

World English Bible (WEB)

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes black the day terrify it.

King James Version (KJV)

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let the dark and the black night take it for themselves; let it be covered with a cloud; let the dark shades of day send fear on it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Aféenlo tinieblas y sombra de muerte; repose sobre él nublado, que lo haga horrible como caliginoso día.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Que las tinieblas se adueñen de él; que una nube negra lo cubra con su sombra.

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