Job 3:9 Meaning
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
Context Explained
7Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
8Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
9Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
10Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
11Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Key Themes
darknesslongingdespair
Related Cross References
Isaiah 8:22
Both verses discuss the absence of light and hope.
Source: Job 3:9