Job 30:26

Job’s Prosperity Becomes Calamity · Job 30:15–31
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Translations

Modern
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
Traditional
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
Literal
And, I hoped for good, and evil came; and I waited for light, and darkness came.
Latin
Expectabam bona, et venerunt mihi mala: præstolabar lucem, et eruperunt tenebræ.

Original

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

Notes

Job compares his past happiness, honor, and wealth with his current loss of social dignity and divine friendship (chapters 29 and 30). He ends his speech with broad vows of innocence (chapter 31).

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Glossary

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Topics

Colors: Black: A Symbol of Affliction and Calamity