NET Bible
"These men change night into day; they say,‘The light is near in the face of darkness.’"
— Job 17:12, NET Bible
“They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.”
“They change the night into day: The light, say they, is near unto the darkness. ”
“They change the night into day, saying 'The light is near' in the presence of darkness.”
“They have turned night into day, and after darkness I hope for light again.”
“They are changing night into day; they say, The light is near the dark.”
“They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.”
But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Anticipation of Death“But turn, all of you, and come now! I will not find a wise man among you.
My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.
These men change night into day; they say,‘The light is near in the face of darkness.’
If I hope for the grave to be my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
If I cry to corruption,‘You are my father,’ and to the worm,‘My mother,’ or‘My sister,’
where then is my hope? And my hope, who sees it?