Verse Comparison: Job 29:2
American Standard Version
Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;
Amplified® Bible
Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me,
Contemporary English Version
I long for the past, when God took care of me,
Darby English Version
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when +God preserved me;
Good News Bible
If only my life could once again be as it was when God watched over me.
King James Version
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
New American Standard Bible
"Oh that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me;
New International Version
"How I long for the months gone by,
for the days when God watched over me,
New King James Version
“Oh, that I were as in months past,
As in the days when God watched over me;
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Oh that I could go back to the months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me;
Revised Standard Version
"Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
Young's Literal Translation
Who doth make me as `in' months past, As `in' the days of God's preserving me?