Job 29:2

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

Job 29:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
ESV
2 "Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me,
NLT
2 “I long for the years gone by when God took care of me,
MSG
2 "Oh, how I long for the good old days, when God took such very good care of me.
CSB
2 If only I could be as in months gone by, in the days when God watched over me,

Job 29:2 In-Context

1 Job continued his discourse:
2 “How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
3 when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
4 Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,
5 when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 31:30
  • 2. Jeremiah 1:12; Jeremiah 31:28; Jeremiah 44:27
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