7 Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it. 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.
Job 3:7–9
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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!…
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,”…
Psalms 109:8–10
8 May his days be few; may another take his position. 9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. 10 May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
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.
Job 3:2–4
2 And this is what he said: 3 “May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’ 4 If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.
Psalms of Solomon 4:16–18
16 Let his life be spent in anguish, and penury, and want, O Lord; Let his sleep be beset with pains and his awaking with perplexities. (PSS) 17 Let sleep be withdrawn from his eyelids at night; Let him fail dishonourably in every work of his hands. (PSS) 18 Let him come home empty… (PSS)
Lamentations 3:64–66
64 You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands. 65 Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them! 66 You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.
Psalms 109:12–14
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. 14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his…
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