1. Job 3:9–10 (ESV)
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Commentary on Job 3:9–10 (Summary)

Job 3:9–10 (ESV)

9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning,

The morning stars (Mercury and Venus) should never have risen after the night of Job’s conception. After all, this night allowed for Job to come into existence.

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