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Let the stars of its twilight be darkened;
Let it hope for light but have none,
And let it not see the [a]breaking dawn,
10 Because it did not shut the opening of my mother’s [b]body,
Or hide trouble from my eyes.

11 (A)Why did I not die from the womb,
Come forth from the womb and breathe my last?

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  1. Job 3:9 Lit eyelids of
  2. Job 3:10 Lit stomach

May its morning stars become dark;
    may it wait for daylight in vain
    and not see the first rays of dawn,(A)
10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
    to hide trouble from my eyes.

11 “Why did I not perish at birth,
    and die as I came from the womb?(B)

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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:

10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.

11 Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

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May the stars of its morning be dark;
May it look for light, but have none,
And not see the [a]dawning of the day;
10 Because it did not shut up the doors of my mother’s womb,
Nor hide sorrow from my eyes.

11 “Why(A) did I not die at birth?
Why did I not [b]perish when I came from the womb?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 3:9 eyelids of the dawn
  2. Job 3:11 expire