Job 29:18

18 “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.

Job 29:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
ESV
18 Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand,
NLT
18 “I thought, ‘Surely I will die surrounded by my family after a long, good life.
MSG
18 I thought, 'I'll die peacefully in my own bed, grateful for a long and full life,
CSB
18 So I thought: I will die in my own nest and multiply [my] days as the sand.

Job 29:18 In-Context

16 I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.
18 “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
19 My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
20 My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.’

Cross References 1

  • 1. Psalms 1:1-3; Psalms 15:5; Psalms 16:8; Psalms 30:6; Psalms 62:2; Psalms 139:18; Proverbs 3:1-2
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