Job 30:26 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
American Standard Version (ASV)
When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For I was looking for good, and evil came; I was waiting for light, and it became dark.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
For I expected good, and there came evil; and I waited for light, but there came darkness.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
When I looked for good, then evil came: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
World English Bible (WEB)
When I looked for good, then evil came; When I waited for light, there came darkness.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
When good I expected, then cometh evil, And I wait for light, and darkness cometh.
| When | כִּ֤י | kî | kee |
| I looked for | ט֣וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| good, | קִ֭וִּיתִי | qiwwîtî | KEE-wee-tee |
| evil then | וַיָּ֣בֹא | wayyābōʾ | va-YA-voh |
| came | רָ֑ע | rāʿ | ra |
| waited I when and me: unto | וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה | waʾăyaḥălâ | va-uh-ya-huh-LA |
| for light, | לְ֝א֗וֹר | lĕʾôr | LEH-ORE |
| there came | וַיָּ֥בֹא | wayyābōʾ | va-YA-voh |
| darkness. | אֹֽפֶל׃ | ʾōpel | OH-fel |