Parallel Bible results for "job 29"

Job 29

Common English Bible CEB

1 Job took up his subject again:

2 Oh, that life was like it used to be, like days when God watched over me;

3 when his lamp shone on my head, I walked by his light in the dark;

4 when I was in my prime; when God's counsel was in my tent;

5 when the Almighty was with me, my children around me;

6 when my steps were washed with cream and a rock poured out pools of oil for me.

7 When I went out to the city gate, took my seat in the square,

8 the young saw me and drew back; the old rose and stood;

9 princes restrained speech, put their hand on their mouth;

10 the voices of officials were hushed, their tongue stuck to their palate.

11 Indeed, the ear that heard blessed me; the eye that looked commended me,

12 because I rescued the weak who cried out, the orphans who lacked help.

13 The blessing of the perishing reached me; I made the widow's heart sing;

14 I put on justice, and it clothed me, righteousness as my coat and turban;

15 I was eyes to the blind, feet to the lame.

16 I was a father to the needy; the case I didn't know, I examined.

17 I shattered the fangs of the wicked, rescued prey from their teeth.

18 I thought, I'll die in my nest, multiply days like sand,

19 my roots opening to water, dew lingering on my branches,

20 my honor newly with me, my bow ever successful in my hand.

21 People listened to me and waited, were silent for my advice.

22 After my speech, they didn't respond. My words fell gently on them;

23 they waited for me as for rain, opened their mouth as for spring rain.

24 I smiled on them; they couldn't believe it. They never showed me disfavor.

25 I decided their path, sat as chief. I lived like a king with his troops, like one who comforts mourners.

New King James Version NKJV

1 Job further continued his discourse, and said:

2 Oh, that I were as in months past, As in the days when God watched over me;

3 When His lamp shone upon my head, And when by His light I walked through darkness;

4 Just as I was in the days of my prime, When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent;

5 When the Almighty was yet with me, When my children were around me;

6 When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me!

7 "When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square,

8 The young men saw me and hid, And the aged arose and stood;

9 The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;

10 The voice of nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

11 When the ear heard, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw, then it approved me;

12 Because I delivered the poor who cried out, The fatherless and the one who had no helper.

13 The blessing of a perishing man came upon me, And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban.

15 I was eyes to the blind, And I was feet to the lame.

16 I was a father to the poor, And I searched out the case that I did not know.

17 I broke the fangs of the wicked, And plucked the victim from his teeth.

18 "Then I said, 'I shall die in my nest, And multiply my days as the sand.

19 My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lies all night on my branch.

20 My glory is fresh within me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.'

21 "Men listened to me and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

22 After my words they did not speak again, And my speech settled on them as dew.

23 They waited for me as for the rain, And they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain.

24 If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, And the light of my countenance they did not cast down.

25 I chose the way for them, and sat as chief; So I dwelt as a king in the army, As one who comforts mourners.