Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 17:12
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Berean Standard Bible
They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
King James Version
They change the night into day: the light [is] short because of darkness.
World English Bible
They change the night into day, saying ‘The light is near’ in the presence of darkness.
American Standard Version
They change the night into day: The light, [say they], is near unto the darkness.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Job 17
10 But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.
11 My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.
12 They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
13 If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
14 and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
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