Job 29:1-10
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 29
1Job again took up his discourse and said,
2'Oh that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me;
3When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness;
4Just as I was in the days of my youth, When the protection of God was over my tent;
5When the Almighty was still with me, And my children were around me;
6When my steps were bathed in cream, And the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
7When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the public square,
8The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.
9The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
10The voices of the prominent people were hushed, And their tongues stuck to their palates.
King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 29
1Job continued his discourse, saying:
2If only I could be as in months gone by, in the days when God watched over me,
3when his lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by his light!
4I would be as I was in the days of my youth when God’s friendship rested on my tent,
5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6when my feet were bathed in curds and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,
8the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet.
9City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.
10The noblemen’s voices were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
New Living Translation
Chapter 29
1Job continued speaking:
2'I long for the years gone by when God took care of me,
3when he lit up the way before me and I walked safely through the darkness.
4When I was in my prime, God’s friendship was felt in my home.
5The Almighty was still with me, and my children were around me.
6My steps were awash in cream, and the rocks gushed olive oil for me.
7'Those were the days when I went to the city gate and took my place among the honored leaders.
8The young stepped aside when they saw me, and even the aged rose in respect at my coming.
9The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.
10The highest officials of the city stood quietly, holding their tongues in respect.
English Standard Version
2"Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me,
3when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
4as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was upon my tent,
5when the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were all around me,
6when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
7When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square,
8the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood;
9the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;
10the voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
New International Version
Chapter 29
1Job continued his discourse:
2"How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
3when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
4Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,
5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
7"When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
8the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;
9the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
10the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
New King James Version
2“Oh, that I were as in months past, As in the days when God watched over me;
3 When His lamp shone upon my head, And when by His light I walked through darkness;
4Just as I was in the days of my prime, When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent;
5When the Almighty was yet with me, When my children were around me;
6When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me!
7“When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square,
8The young men saw me and hid, And the aged arose and stood;
9The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;
10The voice of nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.