Job 3:9

"Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan."

Key Reflection

In Job 3:9, the phrase "let them curse it who curse the day" suggests a powerful sentiment of despair and hopelessness, where even those with the power to influence or curse the day itself are unable to bring relief. The mention of "leviathan," often symbolizing chaos or the sea, adds a layer of imagery suggesting that even the forces of disorder cannot alleviate Job's suffering.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark -That is, be extinguished, so that it shall be total darkness - darkness not even relieved by a single star. The word here rendered “twilight”נשׁףneshephmeans properly a breathing; and hence, the evening, when cooling breezes “blow,” or gently breathe. It is used however, to denote both the morning and the evening twilight, though here probably it means the latter. He wishes that the evening of that night, instead of being in any way illuminated, should “set in” with total darkness and continue so. The Septuagint renders it, “night.

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