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== Iyov (Book of Job), Chapter 29 ==
<named id="1"/><sup>1</sup> And Job again took up his parable, and said:
<named id="2"/><sup>2</sup> Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when G-d watched over me;
<named id="3"/><sup>3</sup> When His lamp shined above my head, and by His light I walked through darkness;
<named id="4"/><sup>4</sup> As I was in the days of my youth, when the converse of G-d was upon my tent;
<named id="5"/><sup>5</sup> When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were about me;
<named id="6"/><sup>6</sup> When my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
<named id="7"/><sup>7</sup> When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the broad place,
<named id="8"/><sup>8</sup> The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;
<named id="9"/><sup>9</sup> The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
<named id="10"/><sup>10</sup> The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
<named id="11"/><sup>11</sup> For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me;
<named id="12"/><sup>12</sup> Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless also, that had none to help him.
<named id="13"/><sup>13</sup> The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
<named id="14"/><sup>14</sup> I put on righteousness, and it clothed itself with me; my justice was as a robe and a diadem.
<named id="15"/><sup>15</sup> I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
<named id="16"/><sup>16</sup> I was a father to the needy; and the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
<named id="17"/><sup>17</sup> And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
<named id="18"/><sup>18</sup> Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix;
<named id="19"/><sup>19</sup> My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew shall lie all night upon my branch;
<named id="20"/><sup>20</sup> My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow shall be renewed in my hand.'
<named id="21"/><sup>21</sup> Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
<named id="22"/><sup>22</sup> After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
<named id="23"/><sup>23</sup> And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
<named id="24"/><sup>24</sup> If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
<named id="25"/><sup>25</sup> I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
== See also ==
* [[Iyov 28|Previous Chapter]]
* [[Iyov 29 Commentaries]]
* [[Iyov 30|Next Chapter]]
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Learning resources]]
[[Category:Bible]]
[[Category:Bible Contents]]
[[he:איוב כט]]
[[1917 JPS Copyright|Portions © 1997 by Benyamin Pilant. Portions © 1998 by Larry Nelson.]]
<named id="1"/><sup>1</sup> And Job again took up his parable, and said:
<named id="2"/><sup>2</sup> Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when G-d watched over me;
<named id="3"/><sup>3</sup> When His lamp shined above my head, and by His light I walked through darkness;
<named id="4"/><sup>4</sup> As I was in the days of my youth, when the converse of G-d was upon my tent;
<named id="5"/><sup>5</sup> When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were about me;
<named id="6"/><sup>6</sup> When my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
<named id="7"/><sup>7</sup> When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the broad place,
<named id="8"/><sup>8</sup> The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;
<named id="9"/><sup>9</sup> The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
<named id="10"/><sup>10</sup> The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
<named id="11"/><sup>11</sup> For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me;
<named id="12"/><sup>12</sup> Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless also, that had none to help him.
<named id="13"/><sup>13</sup> The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
<named id="14"/><sup>14</sup> I put on righteousness, and it clothed itself with me; my justice was as a robe and a diadem.
<named id="15"/><sup>15</sup> I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
<named id="16"/><sup>16</sup> I was a father to the needy; and the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
<named id="17"/><sup>17</sup> And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
<named id="18"/><sup>18</sup> Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix;
<named id="19"/><sup>19</sup> My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew shall lie all night upon my branch;
<named id="20"/><sup>20</sup> My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow shall be renewed in my hand.'
<named id="21"/><sup>21</sup> Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
<named id="22"/><sup>22</sup> After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
<named id="23"/><sup>23</sup> And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
<named id="24"/><sup>24</sup> If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
<named id="25"/><sup>25</sup> I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
== See also ==
* [[Iyov 28|Previous Chapter]]
* [[Iyov 29 Commentaries]]
* [[Iyov 30|Next Chapter]]
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Learning resources]]
[[Category:Bible]]
[[Category:Bible Contents]]
[[he:איוב כט]]
[[1917 JPS Copyright|Portions © 1997 by Benyamin Pilant. Portions © 1998 by Larry Nelson.]]