Job 3:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 3:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 3:6 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 3:6 — 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”
— Job 3:6 (KJV)
Job 3:6 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 3:6
“But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:6: let, darkness, days
“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 3:6: night, let, days
“And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. a few...: or, a full year, or ten months”
Shares key themes with Job 3:6: let, days, year
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:6: let, days, come
“And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. fetch: Heb. take unto us”
Shares key themes with Job 3:6: let, come, into
Pray Job 3:6
Generate a Prayer from Job 3:6
Our AI will write a personal prayer inspired by this scripture — tailored to your situation. Free, instant, no account needed.
✦ Pray This Verse