Job 29:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 29:4

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2 “Oh, that I were as in months ^apast,
As in the days when God ^bwatched over me;

3 ^aWhen His lamp shone upon my head,
And when by His light I walked through darkness;

4 Just as I was in the days of my prime,
When ^athe friendly counsel of God was over my tent;

5 When the Almighty was yet with me,
When my children were around me;

6 When ^amy steps were bathed with cream,
And ^bthe rock poured out rivers of oil for me!

7 “When I went out to the gate by the city,
When I took my seat in the open square,

8 The young men saw me and hid,
And the aged arose and stood;

9 The princes refrained from talking,
And ^aput their hand on their mouth;

Verse Comparison: Job 29:4

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American Standard Version
As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;

Amplified® Bible
As I was in the [prime] ripeness of my days, when the friendship {and} counsel of God were over my tent,

Contemporary English Version
I was in the prime of life, God All-Powerful was my closest friend,

Darby English Version
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret counsel of +God was over my tent,

Good News Bible
Those were the days when I was prosperous, and the friendship of God protected my home.

King James Version
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

New American Standard Bible
As I was in the prime of my days, When the friendship of God {was} over my tent;

New International Version
Oh, for the days when I was in my prime,
when God's intimate friendship blessed my house,

New King James Version
Just as I was in the days of my prime,
When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
As I considered myself in the prime of my days, When the friendship of God dwelled over my tent;

Revised Standard Version
as I was in my autumn days, when the friendship of God was upon my tent;

Young's Literal Translation
As I have been in days of my maturity, And the counsel of God upon my tent.

New English Translation
just as I was in my most productive time,¹ when God’s intimate friendship² was experienced in my tent,

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