Verse Comparison: Job 3:5
American Standard Version
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.
Amplified® Bible
Let gloom and deep darkness claim it for their own; let a cloud dwell upon it; let all that blackens the day terrify it (the day that I was born).
Contemporary English Version
and send thick, gloomy shadows to fill it with dread.
Darby English Version
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it.
Good News Bible
Make it a day of gloom and thick darkness; cover it with clouds, and blot out the sun.
King James Version
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
New American Standard Bible
"Let darkness and black gloom claim it; Let a cloud settle on it; Let the blackness of the day terrify it.
New International Version
May darkness and deep shadow claim it once more;
may a cloud settle over it;
may blackness overwhelm its light.
New King James Version
May darkness and the shadow of death claim it;
May a cloud settle on it;
May the blackness of the day terrify it.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Let darkness and black gloom claim it; Let a cloud settle on it; Let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Revised Standard Version
Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Young's Literal Translation
Let darkness and death-shade redeem it, Let a cloud tabernacle upon it, Let them terrify it as the most bitter of days.