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Job 29:18
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Job 29:18
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“I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
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Job 29:18 in Other Translations
KJV
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Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
ESV
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Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand,
NLT
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“I thought, ‘Surely I will die surrounded by my family after a long, good life.
MSG
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I thought, 'I'll die peacefully in my own bed, grateful for a long and full life,
CSB
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So I thought: I will die in my own nest and multiply [my] days as the sand.
Job 29:18 In-Context
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I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
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I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.
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“I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
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My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
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My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
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Psalms 1:1-3
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Psalms 15:5
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Psalms 16:8
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Psalms 30:6
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Psalms 62:2
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Psalms 139:18
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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