They change the night into day: the light
[is] short because of darkness.
BSB
They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
WEB
They change the night into day, saying ‘The light is near’ in the presence of darkness.
YLT
Night for day they appoint, Light is near because of darkness.
F.O.G Original
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F.O.G MSG
¹²They turn night into day,ᶜ
claiming light is near when darkness surrounds me.
Footnotes:
¹²ᶜ Turn night into day: Job’s false comforters offer premature hope, claiming his dark situation will soon brighten when he sees no evidence of relief.