JobJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareJob 29Geneva - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Job 1Job 2Job 3Job 4Job 5Job 6Job 7Job 8Job 9Job 10Job 11Job 12Job 13Job 14Job 15Job 16Job 17Job 18Job 19Job 20Job 21Job 22Job 23Job 24Job 25Job 26Job 27Job 28Job 29Job 30Job 31Job 32Job 33Job 34Job 35Job 36Job 37Job 38Job 39Job 40Job 41Job 42›Job 29ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1So Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying, 2Oh that I were as in times past, when God preserued me! 3When his light shined vpon mine head: and when by his light I walked thorowe the darkenesse, 4As I was in the dayes of my youth: when Gods prouidence was vpon my tabernacle: 5When the almightie was yet with me, and my children round about me. 6When I washed my pathes with butter, and when the rocke powred me out riuers of oyle: 7When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seate in the streete. 8The yong men saw me, and hid themselues, and the aged arose, and stood vp. 9The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth. 10The voyce of princes was hidde, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth. 11And when the eare heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me. 12For I deliuered the poore that cryed, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him. 13The blessing of him that was ready to perish, came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce. 14I put on iustice, and it couered me: my iudgement was as a robe, and a crowne. 15I was the eyes to the blinde, and I was the feete to the lame. 16I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently. 17I brake also the chawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the praye out of his teeth. 18Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand. 19For my roote is spread out by the water, and the dewe shall lye vpon my branche. 20My glory shall renue towarde me, and my bowe shall be restored in mine hand. 21Vnto me men gaue eare, and wayted, and helde their tongue at my counsell. 22After my wordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them. 23And they wayted for me, as for the raine, and they opened their mouth as for the latter rayne. 24If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not: neither did they cause the light of my countenance to fall. 25I appoynted out their way, and did sit as chiefe, and dwelt as a King in the army, and like him that comforteth the mourners. ‹Previous chapterJob 28Next chapterJob 30›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsJob 29 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain