Job 23:17

Because I was not cut off before the darknes, neither hath he couered the darknes from my face.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

But I am not silenced by the darkness, Nor deep gloom {which} covers me.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For I am overcome by the dark, and by the black night which is covering my face.
- Basic English Bible

Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he hidden the gloom from me.
- Darby Bible

For I have not perished because of the darkness that hangs over me, neither hath the mist covered my face.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
- English Revised Version

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Job 23:17

23:17 Because - God did not cut me off by death. Before - These miseries came upon me. Covered - By hiding me in the grave.