Job 30:26

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 30:26

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Berean Standard Bible

But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

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KJV

King James Version

When I looked for good, then evil came [unto me:] and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

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WEB

World English Bible

When I looked for good, then evil came. When I waited for light, darkness came.

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ASV

American Standard Version

When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Job 30

²⁴ Yet no one stretches out his hand against a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress.

²⁵ Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?

²⁶ But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

²⁷ I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.

²⁸ I go about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.

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