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Job 3:8
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KJ21
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
ASV
Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.
AMP
“Let those curse it who curse the day, Who are skilled in rousing up Leviathan.
AMPC
Let those curse it who curse the day, who are skilled in rousing up Leviathan.
BRG
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
CSB
Let those who curse days condemn it, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
CSBA
Let those who curse days condemn it, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
CEB
May those who curse the day curse it, those with enough skill to awaken Leviathan.
CJB
may the stars of its twilight be dark, may it look for light but get none, may it never see the shimmer of dawn —
CEV
Let those with magic powers place a curse on that day.
DARBY
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to rouse Leviathan;
DRA
Let them curse it who curse the day. who are ready to raise up a leviathan:
ERV
Some magicians think they can wake Leviathan. So let them say their curses and curse the day I was born.
EASY
People who know how to curse days should curse that day. They should wake up Leviathan, the monster from the sea, to attack it.
EHV
May those who curse days cast a spell on it, those who are able to awaken Leviathan.
ESV
Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up Leviathan.
ESVUK
Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up Leviathan.
EXB
Let those who curse ·days [or the Sea; C a symbol of chaos] curse that day [C Balaam (Num. 22–24) is an example of a professional curser]. Let them prepare to wake up the sea monster Leviathan [C a creature in ancient Near Eastern texts that represents chaos; 41:1, 12; Ps. 74:14; 104:26; Is. 27:1].
GNV
Let them that curse the day, (being ready to renew their mourning) curse it.
GW
Let those who curse the day  (those who know how to wake up Leviathan) curse that night.
GNT
Tell the sorcerers to curse that day, those who know how to control Leviathan.
HCSB
Let those who curse certain days cast a spell on it, those who are skilled in rousing Leviathan.
ICB
Let the people who curse days curse that day. They know how to wake up the sea monster Leviathan.
ISV
Let whoever curses days curse it— those who are ready to awaken monsters.
JUB
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
KJV
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
AKJV
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
LSB
Let those curse it who curse the day, Who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
LEB
Let those who curse the day curse it, those who are skilled at rousing Leviathan.
TLB
Let those who are experts at cursing curse it.
MSG
“Obliterate the day I was born. Blank out the night I was conceived! Let it be a black hole in space. May God above forget it ever happened. Erase it from the books! May the day of my birth be buried in deep darkness, shrouded by the fog, swallowed by the night. And the night of my conception—the devil take it! Rip the date off the calendar, delete it from the almanac. Oh, turn that night into pure nothingness— no sounds of pleasure from that night, ever! May those who are good at cursing curse that day. Unleash the sea beast, Leviathan, on it. May its morning stars turn to black cinders, waiting for a daylight that never comes, never once seeing the first light of dawn. And why? Because it released me from my mother’s womb into a life with so much trouble.
MEV
Let them curse it who curse any day, those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.
NOG
Let those who curse the day (those who know how to wake up Leviathan) curse that night.
NABRE
Let them curse it who curse the Sea, those skilled at disturbing Leviathan!
NASB
May those curse it who curse the day, Who are prepared to disturb Leviathan.
NASB1995
“Let those curse it who curse the day, Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.
NCB
Let those curse it who curse the sea and are prepared to rouse Leviathan.
NCV
Let those who curse days curse that day. Let them prepare to wake up the sea monster Leviathan.
NET
Let those who curse the day curse it— those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.
NIRV
May people say evil things about that day. May people ready to wake the sea monster Leviathan say evil things about that day.
NIV
May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
NIVUK
May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
NKJV
May those curse it who curse the day, Those who are ready to arouse Leviathan.
NLV
Let those curse it who curse the day, who are able to wake up the Leviathan.
NLT
Let those who are experts at cursing— whose cursing could rouse Leviathan— curse that day.
NRSVA
Let those curse it who curse the Sea, those who are skilled to rouse up Leviathan.
NRSVACE
Let those curse it who curse the Sea, those who are skilled to rouse up Leviathan.
NRSVCE
Let those curse it who curse the Sea, those who are skilled to rouse up Leviathan.
NRSVUE
Let those curse it who curse the Sea, those who are skilled to rouse up Leviathan.
OJB
Let them curse it that curse the yam, who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
RGT
“Let those who curse the day, curse it (being ready to renew their mourning).
RSV
Let those curse it who curse the day, who are skilled to rouse up Levi′athan.
RSVCE
Let those curse it who curse the day, who are skilled to rouse up Levi′athan.
TLV
May those who curse, curse the day— those ready to awaken Leviathan.
VOICE
Bring out the enchanters, the diviners who cast their spells on the day— who can awaken that beast, Leviathan—
WEB
Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.
WYC
Curse they it, that curse the day, that be ready to raise Leviathan. (Curse they it, who curse the day, yea, they who be ready to raise up even Leviathan.)
YLT
Let the cursers of day mark it, Who are ready to wake up Leviathan.
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