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The Pulpit Commentary - Job 3:7

Lo, let that night be solitary ; or, sterile ; "let no one be born in it." Lot no joyful voice come therein ; literally, no song . Perhaps the moaning is, "Let no such joyful announcement be made," as that mentioned in Job 3:3 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 3:8

Let them curse it that curse the day . Very different explanations are given of this passage. Some suppose it to mean, "Let those desperate men curse it who are in the habit of cursing their day," like Job himself ( Job 3:1 ) and Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 20:14 ). Others suggest a reference to such as claimed power to curse days, and to divide them into the lucky and the unlucky. In this case Job would mean, "Let the sorcerers who curse days curse especially this day," and would thus seem, if... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 3:9

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark ; i.e. "let not even the light of a star illuminate the morning or evening twilight of that night; let it be dark from beginning to end, uncheered even by the ray of a star." Let it look for light, but have none. Again a personification. The night is regarded as consciously waiting in hope of the appearance of morning, but continually disappointed by the long lingering of the darkness . And let it not see the dawning of the day ; rather, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 3:10

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb ; literally, of my womb ; i.e. "of the womb which bare me." By a stretch of imagination, the night is supposed to have power to open or shut wombs, and is blamed for not having shut up the womb in which Job was conceived. Nor hid sorrow from mine eyes ; i.e . "and did not so prevent all the sorrows that have befallen me." read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:1

After this - Dr. Good renders this, “at length.” It means after the long silence of his friends, and after he saw that there was no prospect of relief or of consolation.Opened Job his mouth - The usual formula in Hebrew to denote thc commencement of a speech; see Matthew 5:2. Schultens contends that it means boldness and vehemency of speech, παῤῥησία parrēsia, or an opening of the mouth for the purpose of accusing, expostulating, or complaining; or to begin to utter some sententious,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:2

And Job spake - Margin, as in Hebrew, “answered.” The Hebrew word used here ענה ‛ânâh “to answer,” is often employed when one commences a discourse, even though no question had preceded. It is somewhat in the sense of replying to a subject, or of speaking in a case where a question might appropriately be asked; Isaiah 14:0:l0 (Hebrew), Zechariah 3:4; Deuteronomy 26:5 (Hebrew), Deuteronomy 27:14 (Hebrew). The word “to answer” ἀποκρίνομαι apokrinomai is frequently used in this way in the New... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:3

Let the day perish - “Perish the day! O that there had never been such a day! Let it be blotted from the memory of man! There is something singularly bold, sublime, and “wild” in this exclamation. It is a burst of feeling where there had been long restraint, and where now it breaks forth in the most vehement and impassioned manner. The word “perish” here יאבד yo'bad expresses the “optative,” and indicates strong desire. So the Septuagint, Ἀπόλοιτο Apoloito, “may it perish,” or be destroyed;... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:4

Let that day be darkness - Let it not be day; or, O, that it had not been day, that the sun had not risen, and that it had been night.Let not God regard it from above - The word rendered here “regard” דרשׁ dârash means properly to seek or inquire after, to ask for or demand. Dr. Good renders it here, “Let not God inclose it,” but this meaning is not found in the Hebrew. Noyes renders it literally, “Let not God seek it.” Herder, “Let not God inquire after it.” The sense may be, either that Job... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:5

Let darkness and the shadow of death - The Hebrew word צלמות tsalmâveth is exceedingly musical and poetical. It is derived from צל tsêl, “a shadow,” and מות mâveth, “death;” and is used to denote the deepest darkness; see the notes at Isaiah 9:2. It occurs frequently in the sacred Scriptures; compare Job 10:21-22; Psalms 23:4; Job 12:22; Job 16:16; Job 24:17; Job 34:22; Job 38:17; Amos 5:8; Jeremiah 2:6. It is used to denote the abode of departed spirits, described by Job as “a land of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:6

As for “that night.” Job, having cursed the day, proceeds to utter a malediction on the “night” also; see Job 3:3. This malediction extends to Job 3:9.Let darkness seize upon it - Hebrew, Let it take it. Let deep and horrid darkness seize it as its own. Let no star arise upon it; let it be unbroken and uninterrupted gloom. The word “darkness,” however, does not quite express the force of the original. The word used here אפל 'ôphel is poetic, and denotes darkness more intense than is denoted by... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 3:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 3:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 3:6

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