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Job 29 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Job’s Past Was Glorious

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Job again took up his discourse and said,

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“Oh that I were as in months gone by,

As in the days when God watched over me;

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When His lamp shone over my head,

And by His light I walked through darkness;

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Just as I was in the days of my youth,

When the protection of God was over my tent;

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When [fn]the Almighty was still with me,

And my children were around me;

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When my steps were bathed in cream,

And the rock poured out streams of oil for me!

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“When I went out to the gate of the city,

When I [fn]took my seat in the public square,

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The young men saw me and hid themselves,

And the old men arose and stood.

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“The leaders stopped talking

And put their hands on their mouths;

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The voices of the prominent people were [fn]hushed,

And their tongues stuck to their palates.

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“For when an ear heard, it called me blessed,

And when an eye saw, it testified in support of me,

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Because I saved the poor who cried for help,

And the orphan who had no helper.

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“The blessing of the one who was about to perish came upon me,

And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

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“I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;

My justice was like a robe and a headband.

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“I was eyes to those who were blind,

And feet to those who [fn]could not walk.

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“I was a father to the poor,

And I investigated the case which I did not know.

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“I broke the jaws of the wicked

And rescued the prey from his teeth.

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“Then I [fn]thought, ‘I will die with my [fn]family,

And I will multiply my days as the sand.

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‘My root is spread out to the waters,

And dew lies on my branch all night.

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‘My glory is ever new with me,

And my bow is renewed in my hand.’

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“To me they listened and waited,

And they kept silent for my advice.

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“After my words they did not speak again,

And my speech dropped on them.

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“They waited for me as for the rain,

And opened their mouths as for the late rain.

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“I smiled at them when they did not believe,

And they did not look at [fn]my kindness ungraciously.

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“I chose a way for them and sat as chief,

And lived as a king among the troops,

As one who comforted the mourners.

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NASB20 Footnotes
Heb Shaddai
Lit set up
Lit hidden
Or limped
Lit said
Lit nest
Lit the light of my face
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Job Chapter 29 — Additional Translations:

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