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Today's Date: Job 28:28 And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.' "(nkjv) ======= Job 29:1 ============ Job 29:1 And Job again took up his discourse and said, (nasb) Job 29:1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,(kjv) Job 29:1 Job further continued his discourse, and said:(nkjv) ======= Job 29:2 ============ Job 29:2 "Oh that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me; (nasb) Job 29:2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;(kjv) Job 29:2 Oh, that I were as in months past, As in the days when God watched over me;(nkjv) ======= Job 29:3 ============ Job 29:3 When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness; (nasb) Job 29:3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;(kjv) Job 29:3 When His lamp shone upon my head, And when by His light I walked through darkness;(nkjv) ======= Job 29:4 ============ Job 29:4 As I was in the prime of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent; (nasb) Job 29:4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;(kjv) Job 29:4 Just as I was in the days of my prime, When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent;(nkjv) ======= Job 29:5 ============ Job 29:5 When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were around me; (nasb) Job 29:5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;(kjv) Job 29:5 When the Almighty was yet with me, When my children were around me;(nkjv) ======= Job 29:6 ============ Job 29:6 When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!(nasb) Job 29:6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;(kjv) Job 29:6 When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me!(nkjv) ======= Job 29:7 ============ Job 29:7 "When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the square, (nasb) Job 29:7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!(kjv) Job 29:7 "When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square,(nkjv) ======= Job 29:8 ============ Job 29:8 The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.(nasb) Job 29:8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.(kjv) Job 29:8 The young men saw me and hid, And the aged arose and stood;(nkjv) ======= Job 29:9 ============ Job 29:9 "The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths; (nasb) Job 29:9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.(kjv) Job 29:9 The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;(nkjv) ======= Job 29:10 ============ Job 29:10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to their palate.(nasb) Job 29:10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.(kjv) Job 29:10 The voice of nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:11 ============ Job 29:11 "For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me, (nasb) Job 29:11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:(kjv) Job 29:11 When the ear heard, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw, then it approved me;(nkjv) ======= Job 29:12 ============ Job 29:12 Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.(nasb) Job 29:12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.(kjv) Job 29:12 Because I delivered the poor who cried out, The fatherless and the one who had no helper.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:13 ============ Job 29:13 "The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, And I made the widow's heart sing for joy.(nasb) Job 29:13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.(kjv) Job 29:13 The blessing of a perishing man came upon me, And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:14 ============ Job 29:14 "I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban.(nasb) Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.(kjv) Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:15 ============ Job 29:15 "I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame.(nasb) Job 29:15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.(kjv) Job 29:15 I was eyes to the blind, And I was feet to the lame.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:16 ============ Job 29:16 "I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.(nasb) Job 29:16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.(kjv) Job 29:16 I was a father to the poor, And I searched out the case that I did not know.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:17 ============ Job 29:17 "I broke the jaws of the wicked And snatched the prey from his teeth.(nasb) Job 29:17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.(kjv) Job 29:17 I broke the fangs of the wicked, And plucked the victim from his teeth.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:18 ============ Job 29:18 "Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand.(nasb) Job 29:18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.(kjv) Job 29:18 "Then I said, 'I shall die in my nest, And multiply my days as the sand.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:19 ============ Job 29:19 'My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies all night on my branch.(nasb) Job 29:19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.(kjv) Job 29:19 My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lies all night on my branch.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:20 ============ Job 29:20 'My glory is ever new with me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.'(nasb) Job 29:20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.(kjv) Job 29:20 My glory is fresh within me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.'(nkjv) ======= Job 29:21 ============ Job 29:21 "To me they listened and waited, And kept silent for my counsel.(nasb) Job 29:21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.(kjv) Job 29:21 "Men listened to me and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:22 ============ Job 29:22 "After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them.(nasb) Job 29:22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.(kjv) Job 29:22 After my words they did not speak again, And my speech settled on them as dew.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:23 ============ Job 29:23 "They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.(nasb) Job 29:23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.(kjv) Job 29:23 They waited for me as for the rain, And they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:24 ============ Job 29:24 "I smiled on them when they did not believe, And the light of my face they did not cast down.(nasb) Job 29:24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.(kjv) Job 29:24 If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, And the light of my countenance they did not cast down.(nkjv) ======= Job 29:25 ============ Job 29:25 "I chose a way for them and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners. (nasb) Job 29:25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.(kjv) Job 29:25 I chose the way for them, and sat as chief; So I dwelt as a king in the army, As one who comforts mourners.(nkjv) ======= Job 30:1 ============ Job 30:1 "But now those younger than I mock me, Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.(nasb) Job 30:1 But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.(kjv) Job 30:1 "But now they mock at me, men younger than I, Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.(nkjv) |
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