# Job 29

- Translation: Berean Standard Bible
- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).

## Text

[1] And Job continued his discourse: [2] “How I long for the months gone by,
for the days when God watched over me, [3] when His lamp shone above my head,
and by His light I walked through the darkness, [4] when I was in my prime,
when the friendship of God rested on my tent, [5] when the Almighty was still with me
and my children were around me, [6] when my steps were bathed in cream
and the rock poured out for me streams of oil! [7] When I went out to the city gate
and took my seat in the public square, [8] the young men saw me and withdrew,
and the old men rose to their feet. [9] The princes refrained from speaking
and covered their mouths with their hands. [10] The voices of the nobles were hushed,
and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths. [11] For those who heard me called me blessed,
and those who saw me commended me, [12] because I rescued the poor who cried out
and the fatherless who had no helper. [13] The dying man blessed me,
and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. [14] I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
justice was my robe and my turban. [15] I served as eyes to the blind
and as feet to the lame. [16] I was a father to the needy,
and I took up the case of the stranger. [17] I shattered the fangs of the unjust
and snatched the prey from his teeth. [18] So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest
and multiply my days as the sand. [19] My roots will spread out to the waters,
and the dew will rest nightly on my branches. [20] My glory is ever new within me,
and my bow is renewed in my hand.’ [21] Men listened to me with expectation,
waiting silently for my counsel. [22] After my words, they spoke no more;
my speech settled on them like dew. [23] They waited for me as for rain
and drank in my words like spring showers. [24] If I smiled at them, they did not believe it;
the light of my countenance was precious. [25] I chose their course and presided as chief.
So I dwelt as a king among his troops,
as a comforter of the mourners.

## Each verse

- Job 29:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/1
- Job 29:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/2
- Job 29:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/3
- Job 29:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/4
- Job 29:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/5
- Job 29:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/6
- Job 29:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/7
- Job 29:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/8
- Job 29:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/9
- Job 29:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/10
- Job 29:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/11
- Job 29:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/12
- Job 29:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/13
- Job 29:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/14
- Job 29:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/15
- Job 29:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/16
- Job 29:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/17
- Job 29:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/18
- Job 29:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/19
- Job 29:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/20
- Job 29:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/21
- Job 29:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/22
- Job 29:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/23
- Job 29:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/24
- Job 29:25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/29/25