Job 29:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 29:18

16 I was a father to the poor,
And ^aI searched out the case that I did not know.

17 I broke ^athe fangs of the wicked,
And plucked the victim from his teeth.

18 “Then I said, ^a‘I shall die in my nest,
And multiply my days as the sand.

19 ^aMy root is spread out ^bto the waters,
And the dew lies all night on my branch.

20 My glory is fresh within me,
And my ^abow is renewed in my hand.’

21 “Men listened to me and waited,
And kept silence for my counsel.

22 After my words they did not speak again,
And my speech settled on them as dew.

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.'

New English Translation
“Then I thought, ‘I will die in my own home,¹ my days as numerous as the grains of sand.²