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Job 3:1-2
The Message
Job 3:1-2
The Message
Job Cries Out
What’s the Point of Life?
3 1-2 Then Job broke the silence. He spoke up and cursed his fate:
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Job 3:1-2
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Job 3:1-2
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Job Speaks
3 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.(A) 2 He said:
Job 3:1-2
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Job 3:1-2
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Job 3:1-2
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Job 3:1-2
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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:
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- Job 3:2 Lit. answered
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Job 3:1-2
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Job Laments His Birth
3 After this Job (A)opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job said:
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