Job 3:7

Indeed, ¹  let that night be barren; ²  let no shout of joy ³  penetrate ⁴  it!

May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.

"Behold, let that night be barren; Let no joyful shout enter it.

Let that night be barren. Let it have no joy.

Oh, turn that night into pure nothingness--no sounds of pleasure from that night, ever!

As for that night, let it have no fruit; let no voice of joy be sounded in it;

Yes, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry be heard in it.

Oh, may that night be barren! May no joyful shout come into it!

Indeed, ¹  let that night be barren; ²  let no shout of joy ³  penetrate ⁴  it!

¹ tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “behold”) in this sentence focuses the reader’s attention on the statement to follow.

² tn The word גַּלְמוּד (galmud) probably has here the idea of “barren” rather than “solitary.” See the parallelism in Isa 49:21. In Job it seems to carry the idea of “barren” in 15:34, and “gloomy” in 30:3. Barrenness can lead to gloom.

³ tn The word is from רָנַן (ranan, “to give a ringing cry” or “shout of joy”). The sound is loud and shrill.

⁴ tn The verb is simply בּוֹא (bo’, “to enter”). The NIV translates interpretively “be heard in it.” A shout of joy, such as at a birth, that “enters” a day is certainly heard on that day.