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Job 29:2–4

“Oh, that I were as in the months of old,

as in the days when God watched over me,

when his alamp shone upon my head,

and by his light I walked through darkness,

as I was in my prime,1

when the bfriendship of God was upon my tent,

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Job 29:2–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

“How I long for the months gone by,

for the days when God watched over me,

when his lamp shone on my head

and by his light I walked through darkness!

Oh, for the days when I was in my prime,

when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,

Job 29:2–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Oh that I were as in months past,

As in the days when God preserved me;

When his candle shined upon my head,

And when by his light I walked through darkness;

As I was in the days of my youth,

When the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

Job 29:2–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“I long for the years gone by

when God took care of me,

when he lit up the way before me

and I walked safely through the darkness.

When I was in my prime,

God’s friendship was felt in my home.

Job 29:2–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“Oh, that I were as in months past,

As in the days when God watched over me;

When His lamp shone upon my head,

And when by His light I walked through darkness;

Just as I was in the days of my prime,

When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent;

Job 29:2–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

“How I wish for the months that have passed

and the days when God watched over me.

God’s lamp shined on my head,

and I walked through darkness by his light.

I wish for the days when I was strong,

when God’s close friendship blessed my house.

Job 29:2–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Oh that I were as in the months of old,

As in the days when God watched over me;

When his lamp shined upon my head,

And by his light I walked through darkness;

As I was in the ripeness of my days,

When the friendship of God was upon my tent;

Job 29:2–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when †God preserved me; When his lamp shone over my head, and by his light I walked through darkness; As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret counsel of †God was over my tent,

Job 29:2–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“If only my life could be like it used to be, 

in the days when God watched over me, 

when he made his lamp shine on my head, 

when I walked through the dark in his light. 

If only I were in the prime of my life ⸤again⸥, 

when God was an adviser in my tent. 

Job 29:2–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

If only I could be as in months gone by,

in the days when God watched over me,

when His lamp shone above my head,

and I walked through darkness by His light!

I would be as I was in the days of my youth

when God’s friendship rested on my tent,

Job 29:2–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“O that I were as in the months of old,

as in the days when God watched over me;

when his lamp shone over my head,

and by his light I walked through darkness;

when I was in my prime,

when the friendship of God was upon my tent;

Job 29:2–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“O that I were as in the months before,

as in the days when God watched over me,

when his shining lamp was over my head—

by his light I walked through darkness—

as when I was in the days of my prime,

when God’s confiding was over my house,

Job 29:2–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“How I long for the good old days!

That’s when God watched over me.

The light of his lamp shone on me.

I walked through darkness by his light.

Those were the best days of my life.

That’s when God’s friendship blessed my house.

Job 29:2–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Oh that I were as in months gone by,

As in the days when God watched over me;

When His lamp shone over my head,

And by His light I walked through darkness;

As I was in the prime of my days,

When the friendship of God was over my tent;


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