Verse Comparison: Job 29:18
American Standard Version
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:
Amplified® Bible
Then I said, I shall die in {or} beside my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
Contemporary English Version
I felt certain that I would live a long and happy life, then die in my own bed.
Darby English Version
And I said, I shall die in my nest, and multiply my days as the sand;
Good News Bible
I always expected to live a long life and to die at home in comfort.
King James Version
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
New American Standard Bible
"Then I thought, `I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply {my} days as the sand.
New International Version
"I thought, 'I will die in my own house,
my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
New King James Version
“Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest,
And multiply my days as the sand.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand.
Revised Standard Version
Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand,
Young's Literal Translation
And I say, `With my nest I expire, And as the sand I multiply days.'
