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Job 17:12

WEB

12They change the night into day, saying ‘The light is nearin the presence of darkness.

KJV

12They change[+] the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

BSB

12They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.

FBV

12They turn night into day, and say that daylight is close to darkness.


Extra References

Job 7:3-4

3so I am made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me. 4When I lie down, I say, When will I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.


Job 24:14-16

14The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief. 15The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ He disguises his face. 16In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They don’t know the light.


Job 7:13-14

13When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’ 14then you scare me with dreams and terrify me through visions,


Deuteronomy 28:67

67In the morning you will say, “I wish it were evening!” and at evening you will say, “I wish it were morning!” for the fear of your heart which you will fear, and for the sights which your eyes will see.