Strong's Concordance
Original word: מַאְפֵּלְיָה
Transliteration: maapheleyah
Definition (short): darkness
Definition (full): deep darkness
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: from the same as ophel
Definition: deep darkness
NASB Translation: thick darkness (1).
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References
KJV:
O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
NASB:
"O generation, heed the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, 'We are free to roam; We will no longer come to You'?