Job 29:1-19
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 29
1Job again took up his discourse and said,
2'Oh that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me;
3When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness;
4Just as I was in the days of my youth, When the protection of God was over my tent;
5When the Almighty was still with me, And my children were around me;
6When my steps were bathed in cream, And the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
7When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the public square,
8The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.
9The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
10The voices of the prominent people were hushed, And their tongues stuck to their palates.
11For when an ear heard, it called me blessed, And when an eye saw, it testified in support of me,
12Because I saved the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
13The blessing of the one who was about to perish came upon me, And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a headband.
15I was eyes to those who were blind, And feet to those who could not walk.
16I was a father to the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
17I broke the jaws of the wicked And rescued the prey from his teeth.
18Then I thought, ‘I will die with my family, And I will multiply my days as the sand.
19My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies on my branch all night.
King James Version
Chapter 29
1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 2Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 29
1Job continued his discourse, saying:
2If only I could be as in months gone by, in the days when God watched over me,
3when his lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by his light!
4I would be as I was in the days of my youth when God’s friendship rested on my tent,
5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6when my feet were bathed in curds and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,
8the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet.
9City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.
10The noblemen’s voices were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
11When they heard me, they blessed me, and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.
12For I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
13The dying blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.
14I clothed myself in righteousness, and it enveloped me; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.
15I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
16I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.
New Living Translation
Chapter 29
1Job continued speaking:
2'I long for the years gone by when God took care of me,
3when he lit up the way before me and I walked safely through the darkness.
4When I was in my prime, God’s friendship was felt in my home.
5The Almighty was still with me, and my children were around me.
6My steps were awash in cream, and the rocks gushed olive oil for me.
7'Those were the days when I went to the city gate and took my place among the honored leaders.
8The young stepped aside when they saw me, and even the aged rose in respect at my coming.
9The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.
10The highest officials of the city stood quietly, holding their tongues in respect.
11'All who heard me praised me. All who saw me spoke well of me.
12For I assisted the poor in their need and the orphans who required help.
13I helped those without hope, and they blessed me. And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy.
14Everything I did was honest. Righteousness covered me like a robe, and I wore justice like a turban.
15I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame.
16I was a father to the poor and assisted strangers who needed help.
17I broke the jaws of godless oppressors and plucked their victims from their teeth.
English Standard Version
2"Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me,
3when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
4as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was upon my tent,
5when the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were all around me,
6when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
7When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square,
8the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood;
9the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;
10the voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it approved,
12because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow 's heart to sing for joy.
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.
15I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
16I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.
17I broke the fangs of the unrighteous and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
18 Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand,
19my roots spread out to the waters, with the dew all night on my branches,
New International Version
Chapter 29
1Job continued his discourse:
2"How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
3when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
4Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,
5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
7"When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
8the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;
9the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
10the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
11Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
12because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
13The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow’s heart sing.
14I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
15I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
16I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
New King James Version
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;
4Just as I was in the days of my prime, When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent;
5When the Almighty was yet with me, When my children were around me;
6When 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,
8The young men saw me and hid, And the aged arose and stood;
9The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;
10The voice of nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11When the ear heard, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw, then it approved me;
12Because I delivered the poor who cried out, The fatherless and the one who had no helper.
13The 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.
15I was eyes to the blind, And I was feet to the lame.
16I was a father to the poor, And I searched out the case that I did not know.
17I 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.
