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Passage Lookup: Job 29:7-25
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19 verses
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Job 29:7
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"When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
Job 29:8
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the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;
Job 29:9
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the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
Job 29:10
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the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
Job 29:11
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Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
Job 29:12
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because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him.
Job 29:13
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The man who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing.
Job 29:14
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I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
Job 29:15
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I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
Job 29:16
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I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
Job 29:17
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I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.
Job 29:18
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"I thought, 'I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
Job 29:19
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My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
Job 29:20
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My glory will remain fresh in me, the bow ever new in my hand.'
Job 29:21
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"Men listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.
Job 29:22
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After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears.
Job 29:23
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They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
Job 29:24
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When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.
Job 29:25
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I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I dwelt as a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners.
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