Job 29

Verse 1

WEB Job again took up his parable, and said,

KJV Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

TSK continued: job 27:1

Verse 2

WEB “Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;

KJV Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

TSK as in months: job 1:1-5, job 7:3; God: job 1:10, ps 37:28, jude 1:1

Verse 3

WEB when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,

KJV When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

TSK candle: job 18:6, job 21:17, ps 18:28, pr 13:9, pr 20:20, pr 24:20; by his light: job 22:28, ps 4:6, ps 23:4, ps 27:1, ps 84:11, isa 2:4, joh 8:12, joh 12:46, eph 5:8,14

Verse 4

WEB as I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was in my tent,

KJV As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

TSK the secret: job 1:10, job 15:8, ps 25:14, ps 27:5, ps 91:1, pr 3:32, col 3:3

Verse 5

WEB when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,

KJV When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;

TSK the Almighty: job 23:3,8-10, de 33:27-29, jos 1:9, jud 6:12,13, ps 30:7, ps 43:2, ps 44:8,9, so 2:4, so 3:1,2, jer 14:8, mt 9:15; my children: job 1:2-5, job 42:13-16, ps 127:3-5, ps 128:3, pr 17:6

Verse 6

WEB when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,

KJV When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

TSK I washed: job 20:17, ge 49:11, de 32:13, de 33:24, ps 81:16

Verse 7

WEB when I went forth to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.

KJV When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

TSK When: de 16:18, de 21:19, ru 4:1,2,11, zec 8:16

Verse 8

WEB The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.

KJV The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

TSK young men: le 19:32, pr 16:31, pr 20:8, ro 13:3,4, tit 3:1, 1pe 5:5; the aged: ro 13:7, 1pe 2:17

Verse 9

WEB The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

KJV The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

TSK refrained: job 4:2, job 7:11, pr 10:19, jas 1:19; laid: job 21:5, job 40:4, jud 18:19, pr 30:32

Verse 10

WEB The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

KJV The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

TSK their tongue: ps 137:6, eze 3:26

Verse 11

WEB For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:

KJV When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

TSK the ear: job 31:20, pr 29:2, lu 4:22, lu 11:27

Verse 12

WEB Because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had none to help him,

KJV Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

TSK I delivered: job 22:5-9, ne 5:2-13, ps 72:12, ps 82:2-4, pr 21:13, pr 24:11,12, jer 22:16; the fatherless: ex 22:22-24, de 10:18, ps 68:5, jas 1:27

Verse 13

WEB the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

KJV The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

TSK The blessing: de 24:13, ac 9:39-41, 2co 9:12-14, 2ti 1:16-18; ready: job 31:19, de 26:5, pr 31:6-9, isa 27:13; I caused: de 16:11, ne 8:10-12, phm 1:7; sing: ps 67:4, isa 65:14

Verse 14

WEB I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

KJV I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

TSK I put: de 24:13, ps 132:9, isa 59:17, isa 61:10, ro 13:14, 2co 6:7, eph 6:14, 1th 5:8, re 19:8; a diadem: isa 28:5, isa 62:3

Verse 15

WEB I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.

KJV I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

TSK eyes: nu 10:31, mt 11:5, 1co 12:12-31

Verse 16

WEB I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I didn’t know, I searched out.

KJV I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

TSK a father: job 31:18, es 2:7, ps 68:5, eph 5:1, jas 1:27; the cause: ex 18:26, de 13:14, de 17:8-10, 1ki 3:16-28, pr 25:2, pr 29:7

Verse 17

WEB I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.

KJV And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

TSK I brake: ps 3:7, ps 58:8, pr 30:14; jaws: 1sa 17:35, ps 124:3,6

Verse 18

WEB Then I said, ‘I shall die in my own house, I shall number my days as the sand.

KJV Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

TSK I shall die: ps 30:6,7, jer 22:23, jer 49:16, ob 1:4, hab 2:9; multiply: job 5:26, job 42:16,17, ps 91:16; as the sand: ge 32:12, ge 41:49

Verse 19

WEB My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.

KJV My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

TSK root: job 18:16, ps 1:3, jer 17:8, ho 14:5-7

Verse 20

WEB My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’

KJV My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

TSK glory: job 29:14, job 19:9, ge 45:13, ps 3:3; my bow: ge 49:24; renewed: ps 103:5, isa 40:31, 2co 4:16

Verse 21

WEB “Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.

KJV Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

TSK gave ear: job 29:9,10, job 32:11,12

Verse 22

WEB After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.

KJV After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

TSK After my: job 32:15,16, job 33:31-33, isa 52:15, mt 22:46; speech: de 32:2, so 4:11, eze 20:46, am 7:16, mic 2:6

Verse 23

WEB They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.

KJV And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

TSK as for the rain: ps 72:6; the latter rain: ho 6:3, zec 10:1

Verse 24

WEB I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.

KJV If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

TSK they believed: ge 45:26, ps 126:1, lu 24:41; the light: ps 4:6, ps 89:15

Verse 25

WEB I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

KJV I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

TSK chose out: ge 41:40, jud 11:8, 2sa 5:2, 1ch 13:1-4; dwelt: ge 14:14-17, de 33:5; one that: job 4:3,4, isa 35:3,4, isa 61:1-3, 2co 1:3,4, 2co 7:5-7, 1th 3:2,3