Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night. New Living Translation They find it is dark in the daytime, and they grope at noon as if it were night. English Standard Version They meet with darkness in the daytime and grope at noonday as in the night. Berean Standard Bible They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night. King James Bible They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. New King James Version They meet with darkness in the daytime, And grope at noontime as in the night. New American Standard Bible “By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night. NASB 1995 “By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night. NASB 1977 “By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night. Legacy Standard Bible By day they meet with darkness And grope at noon as in the night. Amplified Bible “In the daytime they meet in darkness, And at noon they grope as in the night. Christian Standard Bible They encounter darkness by day, and they grope at noon as if it were night. Holman Christian Standard Bible They encounter darkness by day, and they grope at noon as if it were night. American Standard Version They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night. Contemporary English Version Darkness is their only companion, hiding their path at noon. English Revised Version They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at noonday as in the night. GOD'S WORD® Translation In the daytime they meet darkness and grope in the sunlight as if it were night. Good News Translation even at noon they grope in darkness. International Standard Version They meet with darkness in broad daylight; at noonday they grope around as if it were night. Majority Standard Bible They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night. NET Bible They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope about in the noontime as if it were night. New Heart English Bible They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night. Webster's Bible Translation They meet with darkness in the day-time, and grope in the noon-day as in the night. World English Bible They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBy day they meet darkness, "" And as night—they grope at noon. Young's Literal Translation By day they meet darkness, And as night -- they grope at noon. Smith's Literal Translation The days they will meet darkness, and they will grope in the noon day as night. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey shall meet with darkness in the day, and grope at noonday as in the night. Catholic Public Domain Version They will encounter darkness in the daytime, and they will grope at midday just as in the night. New American Bible They meet with darkness in the daytime, at noonday they grope as though it were night. New Revised Standard Version They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at noonday as in the night. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey handle things in the daytime as though they were in darkness, and grope in the noonday as in the night. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated By day they will grope as when in darkness, and they will grope at noonday as at night OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night. Brenton Septuagint Translation In the day darkness shall come upon them, and let them grope in the noon-day even as in the night: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him…13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning. 14They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night. 15He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.… Cross References Isaiah 59:10 Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead. Deuteronomy 28:29 and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you. Proverbs 4:19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble. Isaiah 8:22 Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness. Isaiah 29:9-10 Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink. / For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers. Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them. Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness. Micah 3:6 Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. Zephaniah 1:17 I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung. Psalm 82:5 They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. Psalm 107:10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, John 12:35 Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. Matthew 15:14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” Luke 1:79 to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” Romans 1:21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. Treasury of Scripture They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the noonday as in the night. meet with. Job 12:25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. Deuteronomy 28:29 And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. Proverbs 4:19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. Jump to Previous Dark Darkness Daytime Day-Time Feeling Grope Meet Midday Night Noon Noonday Noon-Day Sunlight TimeJump to Next Dark Darkness Daytime Day-Time Feeling Grope Meet Midday Night Noon Noonday Noon-Day Sunlight TimeJob 5 1. Eliphaz shows that the end of the wicked is misery;6. that man is born to trouble; 8. that God is to be regarded in affliction; 17. the happy end of God's correction. They encounter darkness The phrase "They encounter darkness" suggests a sudden and unexpected confrontation with confusion or calamity. In the Hebrew text, the word for "darkness" is "ḥōšeḵ," which often symbolizes chaos, ignorance, or judgment. This darkness is not merely the absence of light but a profound spiritual or moral blindness. Historically, darkness in the Bible is frequently associated with divine judgment or the absence of God's presence, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (Exodus 10:21-23). In this context, it implies that those who rely on their own wisdom rather than God's guidance will inevitably face confusion and despair. by day and grope at noon as in the night Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They encounterיְפַגְּשׁוּ־ (yə·p̄ag·gə·šū-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6298: To come in contact with, to concur darkness חֹ֑שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness by day יוֹמָ֥ם (yō·w·mām) Adverb Strong's 3119: Daytime, by day and grope יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ (yə·maš·šū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4959: To feel of, to grope at noon בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ (ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6672: A light, double light, noon as in the night. וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה (wə·ḵal·lay·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity Links Job 5:14 NIVJob 5:14 NLT Job 5:14 ESV Job 5:14 NASB Job 5:14 KJV Job 5:14 BibleApps.com Job 5:14 Biblia Paralela Job 5:14 Chinese Bible Job 5:14 French Bible Job 5:14 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 5:14 They meet with darkness in the day (Jb) |
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