Job 29:1-5
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;
King James Version
Chapter 29
1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 2Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; 3When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; 4As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle; 5When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;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,
New Living Translation
Chapter 29
1Job continued speaking: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,
New International Version
Chapter 29
1Job continued his discourse:
2How 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,
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;