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Friday, April 26th, 2024
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Passage Lookup: Job 29:7-25
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18 verses
"When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
Job 29:7
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
"When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;
Job 29:8
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;
the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
Job 29:9
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
Job 29:10
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
Job 29:11
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him.
Job 29:12
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
The man who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing.
Job 29:13
- Variant Count: 2 (14%)
The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing.
I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
Job 29:14
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
Job 29:15
- Variant Count: 1 (8%)
I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
Job 29:16
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.
Job 29:17
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.
"I thought, 'I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
Job 29:18
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
"I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
Job 29:19
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
My glory will remain fresh in me, the bow ever new in my hand.'
Job 29:20
- Variant Count: 4 (26%)
My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.'
"Men listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.
Job 29:21
- Variant Count: 2 (16%)
"People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.
After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears.
Job 29:22
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears.
They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
Job 29:23
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.
Job 29:24
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.
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.
Job 29:25
- Variant Count: 1 (3%)
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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