Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 Moreover, Job continued his parable and said,
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Job continued his discourse:
2 Oh, that I were as <em>in</em> months past, as <em>in</em> the days <em>when</em> God preserved me;
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“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
3 when his lamp shone upon my head, and by its light I walked in the darkness;
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when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
4 as I was in the days of my youth, when God was familiar in my tent;
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Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,
5 when the Almighty <em>was</em> yet with me, <em>when</em> my children <em>were</em> about me;
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when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6 when I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
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when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
7 When I went out to the gate to judgment, <em>when</em> I had my seat prepared in the plaza!
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“When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
8 The young men would see me and hide themselves, and the aged would arise <em>and</em> stand.
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the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;
9 The princes would refrain from talking and lay <em>their</em> hand on their mouth;
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the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
10 the voice of the principals would not be noticed, and their tongue would cleave to the roof of their mouth.
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the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
11 When the ears that heard me, called me blessed; and when the eyes that saw me, gave witness to me:
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Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
12 because I delivered the poor that cried and the fatherless who had no one to help him.
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because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
13 The blessing of the one that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
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The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow’s heart sing.
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me as a robe; and my diadem was judgment.
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I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
15 I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
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I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
16 I <em>was</em> a father to the needy; and the cause <em>which</em> I did not know I searched out.
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I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
17 And I broke the fangs of the wicked and caused their teeth to release the prey.
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I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply <em>my</em> days as the sand.
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“I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
19 My root <em>is</em> spread out by the waters, and the dew shall remain upon my branches.
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My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
20 My glory is renewed with me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.
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My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
21 They would hear me and wait, and keep silent at my counsel.
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“People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.
22 After my words they would not reply, but my reason dropped upon them.
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After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears.
23 And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide <em>as</em> for the latter rain.
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They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
24 <em>If</em> I laughed at them, they did not believe <em>it</em>; and they did not cast down the light of my countenance.
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When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.
25 I approved their way and sat at the head and dwelt as a king in the army, as one <em>that</em> comforts the mourners.
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I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I dwelt as a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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