4 If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.
Job 3:4
Semantically similar passages
Job 3:8–10
8 May it be cursed by those who curse the day — those prepared to rouse Leviathan. 9 May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn. 10 For that night did not shut the doors of the womb to hide the sorrow from my…
Jeremiah 20:13–15
13 Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers. 14 Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. 15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,”…
Amos 5:17–19
17 There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD. 18 Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. 19 It will be like a man who flees from a lion…
Zephaniah 1:14–16
14 The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. 15 That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom…
Romans 11:9–11
9 And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. 10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.” 11 I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not!…
Zechariah 14:5–7
5 You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him. 6 On that day there will be no light, no cold or f…
Psalms 109:11–13
11 May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor. 12 May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children. 13 May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
Psalms 69:22–24
22 May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap. 23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. 24 Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources