Job 30:26

Job 30:26 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

26Yet when I hoped for good, evil came;

when I looked for light, then came darkness.

26“When I expected good, evil came;

When I waited for light, darkness came.

26“When I expected good, then came evil [to me];

And when I waited for light, then came darkness.

26But when I hoped for good, evil came;

when I looked for light, darkness fell.

26When I looked for good, then evil came;

And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

26Yet when I looked for good, euill came vnto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkenesse.

26When I looked for good, then evil came.

When I waited for light, darkness came.

26I hoped good things would happen, but something evil came.

I looked for light, but all I saw was darkness.

26But when I hoped for good things to happen,

trouble came instead.

When I looked for light to shine on me,

everything became dark.

26When I expected good, then comes evil, || And I wait for light, and darkness comes.