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World English Bible

Job 29 (WEBP)

[1] Job again took up his parable, and said,
[2] “Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
[3] when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
[4] as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,
[5] when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
[6] when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
[7] when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
[8] The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.
[9] The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
[10] The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
[11] For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,
[12] because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,
[13] the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
[14] I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
[15] I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.
[16] I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.
[17] I broke the jaws of the unrighteous and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
[18] Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand.
[19] My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.
[20] My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’
[21] “Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
[22] After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.
[23] They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
[24] I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.
[25] I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 29 (KJVS)

[1] Moreover Job continued () () his parable, and said, ()
[2] Oh that () I were as in months past, As in the days when God preserved () me;
[3] When his candle shined () upon my head, And when by his light I walked () through darkness;
[4] As I was in the days of my youth, When the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
[5] When the Almighty was yet with me, When my children were about me;
[6] When I washed () my steps with butter, And the rock poured me out () rivers of oil;
[7] When I went out () to the gate through the city, When I prepared () my seat in the street!
[8] The young men saw () me, and hid () themselves: And the aged arose, () and stood up. ()
[9] The princes refrained () talking, And laid () their hand on their mouth.
[10] The nobles held () their peace, And their tongue cleaved () to the roof of their mouth.
[11] When the ear heard () me, then it blessed () me; And when the eye saw () me, it gave witness () to me:
[12] Because I delivered () the poor that cried, () And the fatherless, and him that had none to help () him.
[13] The blessing of him that was ready to perish () came () upon me: And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. ()
[14] I put () on righteousness, and it clothed () me: My judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
[15] I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame.
[16] I was a father to the poor: And the cause which I knew () not I searched out. ()
[17] And I brake () the jaws of the wicked, And plucked () the spoil out of his teeth.
[18] Then I said, () I shall die () in my nest, And I shall multiply () my days as the sand.
[19] My root was spread out () by the waters, And the dew lay all night () upon my branch.
[20] My glory was fresh in me, And my bow was renewed () in my hand.
[21] Unto me men gave ear, () and waited, () And kept silence () at my counsel.
[22] After my words they spake not again; () And my speech dropped () upon them.
[23] And they waited () for me as for the rain; And they opened () their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
[24] If I laughed () on them, they believed () it not; And the light of my countenance they cast not down. ()
[25] I chose () out their way, and sat () chief, And dwelt () as a king in the army, As one that comforteth () the mourners.

Job 29:1 Heb. added to take up
Job 29:3 Or, lamp
Job 29:6 Heb. with me
Job 29:10 Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid
Job 29:17a Heb. the jawteeth or the grinders
Job 29:17b Heb. I cast
Job 29:19 Heb. opened
Job 29:20a Heb. new
Job 29:20b Heb. changed

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 29 (BYZ)

[1] ετι δε προσθεις ιωβ ειπεν τω προοιμιω
[2] τις αν με θειη κατα μηνα εμπροσθεν ημερων ων με ο θεος εφυλαξεν
[3] ως οτε ηυγει ο λυχνος αυτου υπερ κεφαλης μου οτε τω φωτι αυτου επορευομην εν σκοτει
[4] οτε ημην επιβριθων οδοις οτε ο θεος επισκοπην εποιειτο του οικου μου
[5] οτε ημην υλωδης λιαν κυκλω δε μου οι παιδες
[6] οτε εχεοντο μου αι οδοι βουτυρω τα δε ορη μου εχεοντο γαλακτι
[7] οτε εξεπορευομην ορθριος εν πολει εν δε πλατειαις ετιθετο μου ο διφρος
[8] ιδοντες με νεανισκοι εκρυβησαν πρεσβυται δε παντες εστησαν
[9] αδροι δε επαυσαντο λαλουντες δακτυλον επιθεντες επι στοματι
[10] οι δε ακουσαντες εμακαρισαν με και γλωσσα αυτων τω λαρυγγι αυτων εκολληθη
[11] οτι ους ηκουσεν και εμακαρισεν με οφθαλμος δε ιδων με εξεκλινεν
[12] διεσωσα γαρ πτωχον εκ χειρος δυναστου και ορφανω ω ουκ ην βοηθος εβοηθησα
[13] ευλογια απολλυμενου επ εμε ελθοι στομα δε χηρας με ευλογησεν
[14] δικαιοσυνην δε ενεδεδυκειν ημφιασαμην δε κριμα ισα διπλοιδι
[15] οφθαλμος ημην τυφλων πους δε χωλων
[16] εγω ημην πατηρ αδυνατων δικην δε ην ουκ ηδειν εξιχνιασα
[17] συνετριψα δε μυλας αδικων εκ δε μεσου των οδοντων αυτων αρπαγμα εξεσπασα
[18] ειπα δε η ηλικια μου γηρασει ωσπερ στελεχος φοινικος πολυν χρονον βιωσω
[19] η ριζα μου διηνοικται επι υδατος και δροσος αυλισθησεται εν τω θερισμω μου
[20] η δοξα μου καινη μετ εμου και το τοξον μου εν χειρι αυτου πορευσεται
[21] εμου ακουσαντες προσεσχον εσιωπησαν δε επι τη εμη βουλη
[22] επι δε τω εμω ρηματι ου προσεθεντο περιχαρεις δε εγινοντο οποταν αυτοις ελαλουν
[23] ωσπερ γη διψωσα προσδεχομενη τον υετον ουτως ουτοι την εμην λαλιαν
[24] εαν γελασω προς αυτους ου μη πιστευσωσιν και φως του προσωπου μου ουκ απεπιπτεν
[25] εξελεξαμην οδον αυτων και εκαθισα αρχων και κατεσκηνουν ωσει βασιλευς εν μονοζωνοις ον τροπον παθεινους παρακαλων

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.