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Job 29:2–6

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2“Oh, that I were as in months apast,

As in the days when God bwatched over me;

3cWhen His lamp shone upon my head,

And when by His light I walked through darkness;

4Just as I was in the days of my prime,

When dthe friendly counsel of God was over my tent;

5When the Almighty was yet with me,

When my children were around me;

6When emy steps were bathed with 1cream,

And fthe rock poured out rivers of oil for me!

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Footnotes

  1. 1So with ancient vss. and a few Heb. mss. (cf. Job 20:17); MT wrath

Cross references

  1. aJob 1:1–5
  2. bJob 1:10
  3. cJob 18:6
  4. dJob 15:8; [Ps. 25:14; Prov. 3:32]
  5. eGen. 49:11; Deut. 32:14; Job 20:17
  6. fDeut. 32:13; Ps. 81:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

as in the days when God watched over me,

when his lamp shone upon my head,

and by his light I walked through darkness,

as I was in my prime,

when the friendship of God was upon my tent,

when the Almighty was yet with me,

when my children were all around me,

when my steps were washed with butter,

and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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,

when the Almighty was still with me

and my children were around me,

when my path was drenched with cream

and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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,

when the Almighty was still with me

and my children were around me,

when my feet were bathed in curds

and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!

NLTNew Living Translation

“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.

The Almighty was still with me,

and my children were around me.

My steps were awash in cream,

and the rocks gushed olive oil for me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“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,

when Shaddai was still with me,

my children were all around me,

when my paths were washed in sour milk,

and the rock poured out streams of oil for me.

KJV 1900King James Version

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;

When the Almighty was yet with me,

When my children were about me;

When I washed my steps with butter,

And the rock poured me out rivers of oil;