Job 29:1

AMP: And Job again took up his discussion and said,

ASV: And Job again took up his parable, and said,

BSB: And Job continued his discourse:

DARBY: And Job continued his parable and said,

DRA: Job also added, taking up his parable, and said:

KJV: Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

Job 29:2

AMP: “Oh, that I were as in the months of old,As in the days when God watched over me, [Eccl 7:10]

ASV: Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;

BSB: “How I long for the months gone by,for the days when God watched over me,

DARBY: Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

DRA: Who will grant me, that I might be according to the months past, according to the days in which God kept me?

KJV: Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

Job 29:3

AMP: When His lamp shone upon my headAnd by His light I walked through darkness;

ASV: When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;

BSB: when His lamp shone above my head,and by His light I walked through the darkness,

DARBY: When his lamp shone over my head, [and] by his light I walked through darkness;

DRA: When his lamp shined over my head, and I walked by his light in darkness?

KJV: When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

Job 29:4

AMP: As I was in the prime of my days,When the friendship and counsel of God were over my tent,

ASV: As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;

BSB: when I was in my prime,when the friendship of God rested on my tent,

DARBY: As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret counsel of God was over my tent,

DRA: As I was in the days of my youth, when God was secretly in my tabernacle?

KJV: As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

Job 29:5

AMP: When the Almighty was still with meAnd my boys were around me,

ASV: When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me;

BSB: when the Almighty was still with meand my children were around me,

DARBY: When the Almighty was yet with me, my young men round about me;

DRA: When the Almighty was with me: and my servants round about me?

KJV: When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;

Job 29:6

AMP: When my steps [through rich pastures] were washed with butter and cream [from my livestock],And the rock poured out for me streams of oil [from my olive groves].

ASV: When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil!

BSB: when my steps were bathed in creamand the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

DARBY: When my steps were bathed in milk, and the rock poured out beside me rivers of oil!

DRA: When I washed my feet with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil?

KJV: When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

Job 29:7

AMP: “When I went out to the gate of the city,When I took my seat [as a city father] in the square,

ASV: When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,

BSB: When I went out to the city gateand took my seat in the public square,

DARBY: When I went out to the gate by the city, when I prepared my seat on the broadway,

DRA: When I went out to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair?

KJV: When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

Job 29:8

AMP: The young men saw me and hid themselves,The aged arose and stood [respectfully];

ASV: The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;

BSB: the young men saw me and withdrew,and the old men rose to their feet.

DARBY: The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose [and] stood up;

DRA: The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the old men rose up and stood.

KJV: The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

Job 29:9

AMP: The princes stopped talkingAnd put their hands on their mouths;

ASV: The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

BSB: The princes refrained from speakingand covered their mouths with their hands.

DARBY: Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;

DRA: The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.

KJV: The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

Job 29:10

AMP: The voices of the nobles were hushed,And their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

ASV: The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

BSB: The voices of the nobles were hushed,and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

DARBY: The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.

DRA: The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.

KJV: The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Job 29:11

AMP: “For when an ear heard [my name mentioned], it called me happy and fortunate;And when an eye saw [me], it testified for me [approvingly],

ASV: For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; And when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:

BSB: For those who heard me called me blessed,and those who saw me commended me,

DARBY: When the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me;

DRA: The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that saw me gave witness to me:

KJV: When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

Job 29:12

AMP: Because I rescued the poor who cried for help,And the orphan who had no helper.

ASV: Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

BSB: because I rescued the poor who cried outand the fatherless who had no helper.

DARBY: For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.

DRA: Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless that had no helper.

KJV: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

Job 29:13

AMP: “The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me,And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

ASV: The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow`s heart to sing for joy.

BSB: The dying man blessed me,and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

DARBY: The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

DRA: The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.

KJV: The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

Job 29:14

AMP: “I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;My justice was like a robe and a turban!

ASV: I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

BSB: I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;justice was my robe and my turban.

DARBY: I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was as a mantle and a turban.

DRA: I was clad with justice: and I clothed myself with my judgment, as with a robe and a diadem.

KJV: I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

Job 29:15

AMP: “I was eyes to the blindAnd I was feet to the lame.

ASV: I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame.

BSB: I served as eyes to the blindand as feet to the lame.

DARBY: I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame;

DRA: I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame.

KJV: I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

Job 29:16

AMP: “I was a father to the needy;I investigated the case I did not know [and assured justice].

ASV: I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.

BSB: I was a father to the needy,and I took up the case of the stranger.

DARBY: I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;

DRA: I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.

KJV: I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

Job 29:17

AMP: “And I smashed the jaws of the wickedAnd snatched the prey from his teeth.

ASV: And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.

BSB: I shattered the fangs of the unjustand snatched the prey from his teeth.

DARBY: And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

DRA: I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.

KJV: And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

Job 29:18

AMP: “Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest,And I shall multiply my days as the sand.

ASV: Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:

BSB: So I thought: ‘I will die in my nestand multiply my days as the sand.

DARBY: And I said, I shall die in my nest, and multiply my days as the sand;

DRA: And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days.

KJV: Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

Job 29:19

AMP: ‘My root is spread out and open to the waters,And the dew lies all night upon my branch.

ASV: My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;

BSB: My roots will spread out to the waters,and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.

DARBY: My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew will lie all night on my branch;

DRA: My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.

KJV: My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

Job 29:20

AMP: ‘My glory and honor are fresh in me [being constantly renewed],And my bow gains [ever] new strength in my hand.’

ASV: My glory is fresh in me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.

BSB: My glory is ever new within me,and my bow is renewed in my hand.’

DARBY: My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow be renewed in my hand.

DRA: My glory shall always be renewed, and my bow in my hand shall be repaired.

KJV: My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

Job 29:21

AMP: ¶“They listened to me and waitedAnd kept silent for my counsel.

ASV: Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

BSB: Men listened to me with expectation,waiting silently for my counsel.

DARBY: Unto me they listened, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel:

DRA: They that heard me, waited for my sentence, and being attentive held their peace at my counsel.

KJV: Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Job 29:22

AMP: “After I spoke, they did not speak again,And my speech dropped upon them [like a refreshing shower].

ASV: After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.

BSB: After my words, they spoke no more;my speech settled on them like dew.

DARBY: After my words they spoke not again, and my speech dropped upon them;

DRA: To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them.

KJV: After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

Job 29:23

AMP: “They waited for me [and for my words] as for the rain,And they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.

ASV: And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.

BSB: They waited for me as for rainand drank in my words like spring showers.

DARBY: And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

DRA: They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower.

KJV: And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

Job 29:24

AMP: “I smiled at them when they did not believe,And they did not diminish the light of my face.

ASV: I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.

BSB: If I smiled at them, they did not believe it;the light of my countenance was precious.

DARBY: [If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance.

DRA: If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on earth.

KJV: If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

Job 29:25

AMP: “I chose a way for them and sat as chief,And dwelt as a king among his soldiers,As one who comforts mourners.

ASV: I chose out their way, and sat [as] chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

BSB: I chose their course and presided as chief.So I dwelt as a king among his troops,as a comforter of the mourners.[’’]

DARBY: I chose their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth mourners.

DRA: If I had a mind to go to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king, with his army standing about him, yet I was a comforter of them that mourned.

KJV: I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

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