Job 23:17

Modern

Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.

Traditional

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

Literal

For I was not cut off from the face of darkness, and before my face He has covered the dark gloom.

Latin

Non enim perii propter imminentes tenebras, nec faciem meam operuit caligo.

Hebrew

English

Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.

Terrified in His presence: See Psalms 77:3; 88:16; 119:120.
Job had earlier complained about being in darkness (Job 19:8). Eliphaz and Bildad said this fate is for the evil person (15:22; 22:1; 18:6, 18).

Job 19:8
He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
Isaiah 57:1
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
2 Kings 22:20
‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
Job 6:9
…that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!
Job 15:22
He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
Job 18:6
The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.
Job 22:11
…it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
Job 18:18
He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.