3:1 At last Job spoke, and he cursed the day of his birth.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 1 , At last Job spoke, and he cursed the day of his birth.
3:2 He said:
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 2 , He said:
3:3 'Cursed be the day of my birth, and cursed be the night when I was conceived.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 3 , 'Cursed be the day of my birth, and cursed be the night when I was conceived.
3:4 Let that day be turned to darkness. Let it be lost even to God on high, and let it be shrouded in darkness.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 4 , Let that day be turned to darkness. Let it be lost even to God on high, and let it be shrouded in darkness.
3:5 Yes, let the darkness and utter gloom claim it for its own. Let a black cloud overshadow it, and let the darkness terrify it.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 5 , Yes, let the darkness and utter gloom claim it for its own. Let a black cloud overshadow it, and let the darkness terrify it.
3:6 Let that night be blotted off the calendar, never again to be counted among the days of the year, never again to appear among the months.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 6 , Let that night be blotted off the calendar, never again to be counted among the days of the year, never again to appear among the months.
3:7 Let that night be barren. Let it have no joy.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 7 , Let that night be barren. Let it have no joy.
3:8 Let those who are experts at cursing--those who are ready to rouse the sea monster--curse that day.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 8 , Let those who are experts at cursing--those who are ready to rouse the sea monster--curse that day.
3:9 Let its morning stars remain dark. Let it hope for light, but in vain; may it never see the morning light.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 9 , Let its morning stars remain dark. Let it hope for light, but in vain; may it never see the morning light.
3:10 Curse it for its failure to shut my mother's womb, for letting me be born to all this trouble.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 10 , Curse it for its failure to shut my mother's womb, for letting me be born to all this trouble.
3:11 'Why didn't I die at birth as I came from the womb?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 11 , 'Why didn't I die at birth as I came from the womb?
3:12 Why did my mother let me live? Why did she nurse me at her breasts?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 12 , Why did my mother let me live? Why did she nurse me at her breasts?
3:13 For if I had died at birth, I would be at peace now, asleep and at rest.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 13 , For if I had died at birth, I would be at peace now, asleep and at rest.
3:14 I would rest with the world's kings and prime ministers, famous for their great construction projects.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 14 , I would rest with the world's kings and prime ministers, famous for their great construction projects.
3:15 I would rest with wealthy princes whose palaces were filled with gold and silver.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 15 , I would rest with wealthy princes whose palaces were filled with gold and silver.
3:16 Why was I not buried like a stillborn child, like a baby who never lives to see the light?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 16 , Why was I not buried like a stillborn child, like a baby who never lives to see the light?
3:17 For in death the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 17 , For in death the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest.
3:18 Even prisoners are at ease in death, with no guards to curse them.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 18 , Even prisoners are at ease in death, with no guards to curse them.
3:19 Rich and poor are there alike, and the slave is free from his master.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 19 , Rich and poor are there alike, and the slave is free from his master.
3:20 'Oh, why should light be given to the weary, and life to those in misery?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 20 , 'Oh, why should light be given to the weary, and life to those in misery?
3:21 They long for death, and it won't come. They search for death more eagerly than for hidden treasure.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 21 , They long for death, and it won't come. They search for death more eagerly than for hidden treasure.
3:22 It is a blessed relief when they finally die, when they find the grave.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 22 , It is a blessed relief when they finally die, when they find the grave.
3:23 Why is life given to those with no future, those destined by God to live in distress?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 23 , Why is life given to those with no future, those destined by God to live in distress?
3:24 I cannot eat for sighing; my groans pour out like water.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 24 , I cannot eat for sighing; my groans pour out like water.
3:25 What I always feared has happened to me. What I dreaded has come to be.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 25 , What I always feared has happened to me. What I dreaded has come to be.
3:26 I have no peace, no quietness. I have no rest; instead, only trouble comes.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 3 , Verse 26 , I have no peace, no quietness. I have no rest; instead, only trouble comes.'
