Verse 3
Job 29:3
New Living Translation
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when he lit up the way before me<br>and I walked safely through the darkness.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
בְּ/הִלּ֣/וֹ נֵ֭ר/וֹ עֲלֵ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑/י לְ֝/אוֹר/וֹ אֵ֣לֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ
English Translation
In his light, I walk in darkness.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 29 Context
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Job continued speaking:
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“I long for the years gone by<br>when God (Elohim) took care of me,<br>
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when he lit up the way before me<br>and I walked safely through the darkness.<br>
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When I was in my prime,<br>God (Elohim)’s friendship was felt in my home.<br>
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The Almighty was still with me,<br>and my children were around me.<br>
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My steps were awash in cream,<br>and the rocks gushed olive oil for me.<br>
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“Those were the days when I went to the city gate<br>and took my place among the honored leaders.<br...
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The young stepped aside when they saw me,<br>and even the aged rose in respect at my coming.<br>
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The princes stood in silence<br>and put their hands over their mouths.<br>
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The highest officials of the city stood quietly,<br>holding their tongues in respect.<br>
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“All who heard me praised me.<br>All who saw me spoke well of me.<br>
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For I assisted the poor in their need<br>and the orphans who required help.<br>
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I helped those without hope, and they blessed me.<br>And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy...
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Everything I did was honest.<br>Righteousness covered me like a robe,<br>and I wore justice like a t...
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I served as eyes for the blind<br>and feet for the lame.<br>
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I was a father to the poor<br>and assisted strangers who needed help.<br>
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I broke the jaws of godless oppressors<br>and plucked their victims from their teeth.<br>
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“I thought, ‘Surely I will die surrounded by my family<br>after a long, good life.<br>
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For I am like a tree whose roots reach the water,<br>whose branches are refreshed with the dew.<br>
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New honors are constantly bestowed on me,<br>and my strength is continually renewed.’<br>
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“Everyone listened to my advice.<br>They were silent as they waited for me to speak.<br>
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And after I spoke, they had nothing to add,<br>for my counsel satisfied them.<br>
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They longed for me to speak as people long for rain.<br>They drank my words like a refreshing spring...
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When they were discouraged, I smiled at them.<br>My look of approval was precious to them.<br>
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Like a chief, I told them what to do.<br>I lived like a king among his troops<br>and comforted those...
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