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Job 29:7

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29:7When I went out to the city gate

and secured my seat in the public square,20

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Footnotes

  1. 20 In the public square. The area referred to here should not be thought of in terms of modern western dimensions. The wide space, plaza, or public square mentioned here is the open area in the gate complex where legal and business matters were conducted. The area could be as small as a few hundred square feet.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When I went out to the gate of the city,

when I prepared my seat in the square,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“When I went to the gate of the city

and took my seat in the public square,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When I went out to the city gate

and took my seat in the town square,

NLTNew Living Translation

“Those were the days when I went to the city gate

and took my place among the honored leaders.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“At my going out the gate to the city,

I secured my seat in the square.

KJV 1900King James Version

When I went out to the gate through the city,

When I prepared my seat in the street!