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turn night into day; in the face of the darkness light is near.
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American Standard Version
They change the night into day: The light, say they, is near unto the darkness.
Christian Standard Bible
They turned night into day and made light seem near in the face of darkness.
English Standard Version
They make night into day: ‘The light,’ they say, ‘is near to the darkness.’
King James Version
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
New American Standard Bible
“They make night into day, saying, ‘The light is near,’ in the presence of darkness.
New King James Version
They change the night into day; ‘The light is near,’ they say, in the face of darkness.
New Living Translation
These men say that night is day; they claim that the darkness is light.
World English Bible
They change the night into day, saying ‘The light is near’ in the presence of darkness.