King James Version
Job 10:22 in the King James Version says “A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darknes...” — study this verse from Job chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.”
Job 10:22 · KJV
Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone , that I may take comfort a little,
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“itself and of the shadow of death”
H6757shade of death, i.e., the grave (figuratively, calamity)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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