NASB — Job 29 — KJV

Job’s Past Was Glorious

1 And Job° again° took° up his adiscourse° and said°,
  2 “Oh°° that I were as in months° gone° by,
  As in the days° when God° awatched° over me;
  3 When aHis lamp° shone° over° my head°,
  [And] bby His light° I walked° through darkness°;
  4 As I was in Ithe prime° of my days°,
  When the IIafriendship° of God° [was] over° my tent°;
  5 When Ithe Almighty° was yet° with me,
  [And] my children° were around° me;
  6 When my steps° were bathed° in abutter°,
  And the brock° poured° out for me streams° of oil°!
  7 “When I went° out to athe gate° of the city°,
  When I Itook° my seat° in the square°,
  8 The young° men° saw° me and hid° themselves,
  And the old° men° arose° [and] stood°.
  9 “The princes° astopped° talking°
  And bput° [their] hands° on their mouths°;
  10 The voice° of the nobles° was Iahushed°,
  And their btongue° stuck° to their palate°.
  11 “For when athe ear° heard°, it called° me blessed°,
  And when the eye° saw°, it gave° witness° of me,
  12 Because° I delivered° athe poor° who cried° for help°,
  And the borphan° who had no° helper°.
  13 “The blessing° of the one aready to perish° came° upon me,
  And I made the bwidow’s° heart° sing° for joy°.
  14 “I aput° on righteousness°, and it clothed° me;
  My justice° was like a robe° and a turban°.
  15 “I was aeyes° to the blind°
  And feet° to the lame°.
  16 “I was a father° to athe needy°,
  And I investigated° the case° which I did not know°.
  17 “I abroke° the jaws° of the wicked°
  And snatched° the prey° from his teeth°.
  18 “Then I Ithought°, ‘I shall die° IIin my nest°,
  And I shall multiply° [my] days° as the sand°.
  19 ‘My aroot° is spread° out to the waters°,
  And bdew° lies° all night° on my branch°.
  20 ‘My glory° is [ever] new° with me,
  And my abow° is renewed° in my hand°.’

[1] aNu 23:7; 24:3; Jb 13:12; 27:1
[2] aJr 31:28
[3] aJb 18:6 bJb 11:17
[4] ILit the days of my autumn IILit counsel aJb 15:8; Ps 25:14; Pv 3:32
[5] IHeb Shaddai
[6] aDt 32:14; Jb 20:17 bDt 32:13; Ps 81:16
[7] ILit set up aJb 31:21
[9] aJb 29:21 bJb 21:5
[10] ILit hidden aJb 29:22 bPs 137:6
[11] aJb 4:3, 4
[12] aJb 24:4, 9; 34:28; Ps 72:12; Pv 21:13 bJb 31:17, 21
[13] aJb 31:19 bJb 22:9
[14] aJb 27:5, 6; Ps 132:9; Is 59:17; 61:10; Ep 6:14
[15] aNu 10:31
[16] aJb 24:4; Pv 29:7
[17] aPs 3:7
[18] ILit said IILit with
[19] aJr 17:8 bHo 14:5
[20] aGn 49:24; Ps 18:34

  21 ¶ “To me athey listened° and waited°,
  And kept° silent° for my counsel°.
  22 “After° my words° they did not aspeak° again°,
  And bmy speech° dropped° on them.
  23 “They waited° for me as for the rain°,
  And opened° their mouth° as for the spring° rain°.
  24 “I smiled° on them when they did not believe°,
  And the light° of my face° they did not cast° down°.
  25 “I chose° a way° for them and sat° as achief°,
  And dwelt° as a king° among the troops°,
  As one who° bcomforted° the mourners°.

[21] aJb 4:3; 29:9
[22] aJb 29:10 bDt 32:2
[25] aJb 1:3; 31:37 bJb 4:4; 16:5


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Job bemoaneth himself of his former prosperity and honour.

1 ¶ Moreover² Jobº continuedº¹ªª his parable,º and said,ºª 2 Oh that¹ª² I were² as [in] monthsº past,º as [in] the daysº [when] Godº preservedºª me; 3 When his candleº shinedºª upon² my head,º [and when] by his lightº I walked¹ª² [through] darkness;º 4 As² I was² in the daysº of my youth,º when the secretº of Godº [was] upon² my tabernacle;º 5 When the Almightyº [was] yet² with² me, [when] my childrenº [were] aboutº me; 6 When I washedºª my stepsº with butter,º and the rockº poured me outºª² riversº of oil;º 7 When I went outºª to the gateº through² the city,º [when] I preparedºª my seatº in the street!º 8 The young menº sawºª me, and hid¹ª themselves:² and the agedº arose,ºª [and] stood up.ºª 9 The princesº refrainedºª talking,º and laidºª [their] handº on their mouth.º 10 The noblesº heldºª their peace,º and their tongueº cleavedºª to the roof of their mouth.º 11 When² the earº heardºª [me], then it blessedºª me; and when the eyeº sawºª [me], it gave witnessºª to me: 12 Because² I deliveredºª the poorº that cried,ºª and the fatherless,º and [him that had] none² to helpºª him. 13 The blessingº of him that was ready to perishºª cameºª upon² me: and I caused the widow'sº heartº to sing for joy.ºª 14 I put¹ª on² righteousness,º and it clothedºª me: my judgmentº [was] as a robeº and a diadem.º 15 I was² eyesº to the blind,º and feetº [was] I² to the lame.º 16 I² [was] a fatherº to the poor:º and the causeº [which] I knewºª not² I searched out.ºª 17 And I brakeºª the jawsº of the wicked,º and pluckedºª the spoilº out of his teeth.º² 18 Then I said,ºª I shall dieºª in² my nest,º and I shall multiplyºª [my] daysº as the sand.º 19 My rootº [was] spread outºª by² the waters,º and the dewº lay all nightºª upon my branch.º 20 My gloryº [was] freshº in² me,¹ and my bowº was renewedºª in my hand.º 21 Unto me [men] gave ear,ºª and waited,ºª and kept silenceºª atº my counsel.º 22 Afterº my wordsº they spake not again;ºª² and my speechº droppedºª upon² them. 23 And they waitedºª for me as for the rain;º and they openedºª their mouthº wide [as] for the latter rain.º 24 [If] I laughedºª on² them, they believedºª [it] not;² and the lightº of my countenanceº they cast not down.ºª² 25 I chose¹ª out² their way,º and satºª chief,º and dweltºª as a kingº in the army,º as² one [that] comfortethºª the mourners.º

[1] Jb 27:1.
[2] Jb 1:1, 10; 7:3; Ps 37:28; Jde 1:1.
[3] Jb 18:6; 21:17; 22:28; Ps 4:6; 18:28; 23:4; 27:1; 84:11; Pv 13:9; 20:20; 24:20; Is 2:4; Jn 8:12; 12:46; Ep 5:8, 14.
[4] Jb 1:10; 15:8; Ps 25:14; 27:5; 91:1; Pv 3:32; Col 3:3.
[5] Dt 33:27; Jsh 1:9; Jg 6:12; Jb 1:2; 23:3, 8; 42:13; Ps 30:7; 43:2; 44:8; 127:3; 128:3; Pv 17:6; So 2:4; 3:1; Jr 14:8; Mt 9:15.
[6] Gn 49:11; Dt 32:13; 33:24; Jb 20:17; Ps 81:16.
[7] Dt 16:18; 21:19; Ru 4:1, 11; Zc 8:16.
[8] Lv 19:32; Pv 16:31; 20:8; Ro 13:3, 7; Tit 3:1; 1P 2:17; 5:5.
[9] Jg 18:19; Jb 4:2; 7:11; 21:5; 40:4; Pv 10:19; 30:32; Jm 1:19.
[10] Ps 137:6; Ezk 3:26.
[11] Jb 31:20; Pv 29:2; Lk 4:22; 11:27.
[12] Ex 22:22; Dt 10:18; Ne 5:2; Jb 22:5; Ps 68:5; 72:12; 82:2; Pv 21:13; 24:11; Jr 22:16; Jm 1:27.
[13] Dt 16:11; 24:13; 26:5; Ne 8:10; Jb 31:19; Ps 67:4; Pv 31:6; Is 27:13; 65:14; Ac 9:39; 2Co 9:12; 2Ti 1:16; Phm 1:7.
[14] Dt 24:13; Ps 132:9; Is 28:5; 59:17; 61:10; 62:3; Ro 13:14; 2Co 6:7; Ep 6:14; 1Th 5:8; Rv 19:8.
[15] Nu 10:31; Mt 11:5; 1Co 12:12.
[16] Ex 18:26; Dt 13:14; 17:8; 1K 3:16; Es 2:7; Jb 31:18; Ps 68:5; Pv 25:2; 29:7; Ep 5:1; Jm 1:27.
[17] 1S 17:35; Ps 3:7; 58:8; 124:3, 6; Pv 30:14.
[18] Gn 32:12; 41:49; Jb 5:26; 42:16; Ps 30:6; 91:16; Jr 22:23; 49:16; Ob 1:4; Hab 2:9.
[19] Jb 18:16; Ps 1:3; Jr 17:8; Ho 14:5.
[20] Gn 45:13; 49:24; Jb 19:9; 29:14; Ps 3:3; 103:5; Is 40:31; 2Co 4:16.
[21] Jb 29:9; 32:11.
[22] Dt 32:2; Jb 32:15; 33:31; So 4:11; Is 52:15; Ezk 20:46; Am 7:16; Mi 2:6; Mt 22:46.
[23] Ps 72:6; Ho 6:3; Zc 10:1.
[24] Gn 45:26; Ps 4:6; 89:15; 126:1; Lk 24:41.
[25] Gn 14:14; 41:40; Dt 33:5; Jg 11:8; 2S 5:2; 1Ch 13:1; Jb 4:3; Is 35:3; 61:1; 2Co 1:3; 7:5; 1Th 3:2.


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