Job 29:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 29:8

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;

10 The voice of nobles was hushed,
And their ^atongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

11 When the ear heard, then it blessed me,
And when the eye saw, then it approved me;

Verse Comparison: Job 29:8

American Standard Version
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;

Amplified® Bible
The young men saw me and hid themselves; the aged rose up {and} stood;

Contemporary English Version
the young leaders stepped aside,

Darby English Version
The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose [and] stood up;

Good News Bible
young men stepped aside as soon as they saw me, and old men stood up to show me respect.

King James Version
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

New American Standard Bible
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose {and} stood.

New International Version
the young men saw me and stepped aside
and the old men rose to their feet;

New King James Version
The young men saw me and hid,
And the aged arose and stood;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.

Revised Standard Version
the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood;

Young's Literal Translation
Seen me have youths, and they, been hidden, And the aged have risen -- they stood up.

New English Translation
the young men would see me and step aside,¹ and the old men would get up and remain standing;