Job 29:25
25 I chose their way and sat as chief,
and I lived like ha king among his troops,
like one who comforts mourners.
Job 29:25 — The New International Version (NIV)
25 I chose the way for them and sat as their chief;
I dwelt as a king among his troops;
I was like one who comforts mourners.
Job 29:25 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
25 I chose out their way, and sat chief,
And dwelt as a king in the army,
As one that comforteth the mourners.
Job 29:25 — New Living Translation (NLT)
25 Like a chief, I told them what to do.
I lived like a king among his troops
and comforted those who mourned.
Job 29:25 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
25 I chose the way for them, and sat as chief;
So I dwelt as a king in the army,
As one who comforts mourners.
Job 29:25 — New Century Version (NCV)
25 I chose the way for them and was their leader.
I lived like a king among his army,
like a person who comforts sad people.
Job 29:25 — American Standard Version (ASV)
25 I chose out their way, and sat as chief,
And dwelt as a king in the army,
As one that comforteth the mourners.
Job 29:25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
25 I chose their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth mourners.
Job 29:25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
25 I decided how they should live.
I sat as their leader.
I lived like a king among his troops,
like one who comforts mourners.
Job 29:25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
25 I directed their course and presided as chief.
I lived as a king among his troops,
like one who comforts those who mourn.
Job 29:25 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
25 I chose their way, and sat as chief,
and I lived like a king among his troops,
like one who comforts mourners.
Job 29:25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
25 I chose their way, and I sat as head,
and I dwelled like a king among the troops,
like one who comforts mourners.
Job 29:25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
25 I chose the way they should go. I sat as their chief.
I lived as a king lives among his troops.
I was like someone who comforts those who are sad.
Job 29:25 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
25 “I chose a way for them and sat as chief,
And dwelt as a king among the troops,
As one who comforted the mourners.