1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Job 29
Job bemoaneth himself of his former prosperity and honour.
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And Job 347 again 3254 took 5375 up his discourse 4912 and said 559,
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“Oh 4310 5414 that I were as in months 3391 gone 6924a by, As in the days 3117 when God 433 watched 8104 over me;
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When His lamp 5216 shone 1984a over 5921 my head 7218, [And] by His light 216 I walked 1980 through darkness 2822;
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As I was in the prime 2779 of my days 3117, When the friendship 5475 of God 433 [was] over 5921 my tent 168;
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When the Almighty 7706b was yet 5750 with me, [And] my children 5288 were around 5439 me;
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When my steps 1978 were bathed 7364 in butter 2529, And the rock 6697 poured 6694 out for me streams 6388 of oil 8081!
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“When I went 3318 out to the gate 8179 of the city 7176, When I took 3559 my seat 4186 in the square 7339,
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The young 5288 men 5288 saw 7200 me and hid 2244 themselves, And the old 3453 men 3453 arose 6965 [and] stood 5975.
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“The princes 8269 stopped 6113 talking 4405 And put 7760 [their] hands 3709 on their mouths 6310;
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The voice 6963 of the nobles 5057 was hushed 2244, And their tongue 3956 stuck 1692 to their palate 2441.
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“For when the ear 241 heard 8085, it called 833 me blessed 833, And when the eye 5869 saw 7200, it gave 5749b witness 5749b of me,
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Because 3588 I delivered 4422 the poor 6041 who cried 7768 for help 7768, And the orphan 3490 who had no 3808 helper 5826.
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“The blessing 1293 of the one ready to perish 6 came 935 upon me, And I made the widow’s 490 heart 3820 sing 7442 for joy 7442.
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“I put 3847 on righteousness 6664, and it clothed 3847 me; My justice 4941 was like a robe 4598 and a turban 6797.
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“I was eyes 5869 to the blind 5787 And feet 7272 to the lame 6455.
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“I was a father 1 to the needy 34, And I investigated 2713 the case 7379 which I did not know 3045.
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“I broke 7665 the jaws 4973 of the wicked 5767a And snatched 7993 the prey 2964 from his teeth 8127.
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“Then I thought 559, ‘I shall die 1478 in my nest 7064, And I shall multiply 7235a [my] days 3117 as the sand 2344.
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‘My root 8328 is spread 6605a out to the waters 4325, And dew 2919 lies 3885a all night 3885a on my branch 7105b.
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‘My glory 3519b is [ever] new 2319 with me, And my bow 7198 is renewed 2498 in my hand 3027.’
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¶ “To me they listened 8085 and waited 3176, And kept 1826a silent 1826a for my counsel 6098.
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“After 310 my words 1697 they did not speak 8138 again 8138, And my speech 4405 dropped 5197 on them.
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“They waited 3176 for me as for the rain 4306, And opened 6473 their mouth 6310 as for the spring 4456 rain 4456.
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“I smiled 7832 on them when they did not believe 539, And the light 216 of my face 6440 they did not cast 5307 down 5307.
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“I chose 977 a way 1870 for them and sat 3427 as chief 7218, And dwelt 7931 as a king 4428 among the troops 1416, As one who 3512c comforted 5162 the mourners 57.
