Verse Comparison: Job 23:17
American Standard Version
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
Amplified® Bible
Because I was not cut off before the darkness [of these woes befell me], neither has He covered the thick darkness from my face.
Contemporary English Version
God has covered me with darkness, but I refuse to be silent.
Darby English Version
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he hidden the gloom from me.
Good News Bible
(SEE 23:16)
King James Version
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
New American Standard Bible
But I am not silenced by the darkness, Nor deep gloom {which} covers me.
New International Version
Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,
by the thick darkness that covers my face.
New King James Version
Because I was not cut off from the presence of darkness,
And He did not hide deep darkness from my face.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But I do not feel silenced by the darkness, Nor deep gloom which covers me.
Revised Standard Version
for I am hemmed in by darkness,
and thick darkness covers my face.
Young's Literal Translation
For I have not been cut off before darkness, And before me He covered thick darkness.
