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Job
Explores the themes of suffering and faith through the story of Job, a man tested by losing everything.
Chapter 29
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1
KJV:
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
Geneva:
So Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,
2
KJV:
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
Geneva:
Oh that I were as in times past, when God preserued me!
3
KJV:
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
Geneva:
When his light shined vpon mine head: and when by his light I walked thorowe the darkenesse,
4
KJV:
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
Geneva:
As I was in the dayes of my youth: when Gods prouidence was vpon my tabernacle:
5
KJV:
When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
Geneva:
When the almightie was yet with me, and my children round about me.
6
KJV:
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
Geneva:
When I washed my pathes with butter, & when the rocke powred me out riuers of oyle:
7
KJV:
When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
Geneva:
When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seate in the streete.
8
KJV:
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
Geneva:
The yong men saw me, & hid themselues, and the aged arose, and stood vp.
9
KJV:
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Geneva:
The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.
10
KJV:
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
Geneva:
The voyce of princes was hidde, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
11
KJV:
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
Geneva:
And when the eare heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me.
12
KJV:
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Geneva:
For I deliuered the poore that cryed, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.
13
KJV:
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Geneva:
The blessing of him that was ready to perish, came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce.
14
KJV:
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
Geneva:
I put on iustice, and it couered me: my iudgement was as a robe, and a crowne.
15
KJV:
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
Geneva:
I was the eyes to the blinde, and I was the feete to the lame.
16
KJV:
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Geneva:
I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.
17
KJV:
And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Geneva:
I brake also the chawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the praye out of his teeth.
18
KJV:
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
Geneva:
Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.
19
KJV:
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
Geneva:
For my roote is spread out by the water, and the dewe shall lye vpon my branche.
20
KJV:
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
Geneva:
My glory shall renue towarde me, and my bowe shall be restored in mine hand.
21
KJV:
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
Geneva:
Vnto me men gaue eare, and wayted, and helde their tongue at my counsell.
22
KJV:
After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
Geneva:
After my wordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them.
23
KJV:
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Geneva:
And they wayted for me, as for the raine, and they opened their mouth as for the latter rayne.
24
KJV:
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
Geneva:
If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not: neither did they cause the light of my countenance to fall.
25
KJV:
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
Geneva:
I appoynted out their way, and did sit as chiefe, and dwelt as a King in the army, and like him that comforteth the mourners.
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