Job 3:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 3:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 3:4 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 3:4 — KJV
“Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.”
— Job 3:4 (KJV)
Job 3:4 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 3:4
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:4: day, darkness, god
“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day...: Heb. between the day and between the night”
Shares key themes with Job 3:4: let, day, god
“And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:4: day, darkness, god
“According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:4: let, day, god
“Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. hideth...: Heb. darkeneth not the darkness and...: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light”
Shares key themes with Job 3:4: day, darkness, light
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