King James Version
Job 3:8 in the King James Version says “Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. their: or, leviathan” — study this verse from Job chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. their: or, leviathan”
Job 3:8 · KJV
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months. let it not be: or, let it not rejoice among the days
Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. their: or, leviathan
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: the dawning: Heb. the eyelids of the morning
Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Let them curse”
H5344to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
“the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“who are ready”
H6264prepared; by implication, skilful; feminine plural the future; also treasure
“their mourning”
H3882a wreathed animal, i.e., a large sea-monster; figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of babylon
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