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# may thick darkness seize it
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This darkness is again spoken of as if it were a person who could grasp and hold the night. Alternate translation: "may thick darkness make it disappear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# thick darkness
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"deep darkness" or "complete darkness"
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# May it not rejoice
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The word "it" refers to the night of Job's birth or conception. The night of Job's conception is spoken of as if it were a person who should not rejoice. Alternate translation: "May that night vanish from the calendar" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# may it not come into the number
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That night is spoken of as if it were a person who could walk. Alternate translation: "may no one count it in the number" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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