Job 29
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Job 29:21-25

21“To me 1they listenedH8085 and waitedH3176, And they keptH1826 silentH1826 for my adviceH6098.22AfterH310 my wordsH1697 2they didH8138 not speak againH8138, And 3my speechH4405 droppedH5197 on them.23They waitedH3176 for me as for the rainH4306, And openedH6473 their mouthsH6310 as for the lateH4456 rainH4456.24I smiledH7832 at them when they did not believeH539, And they did not lookH5307 atH5307 4my kindnessH216H6440 ungraciouslyH5307.25I choseH977 a wayH1870 for them and satH3427 as 5chiefH7218, And livedH7931 as a kingH4428 among the troopsH1416, As one whoH3512 6comfortedH5162 the mournersH57.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 29:21 Job 4:3; 29:9 ↩
  2. 2. Job 29:22 Job 29:10 ↩
  3. 3. Job 29:22 Deut 32:2 ↩
  4. 4. Job 29:24 Lit the light of my face ↩
  5. 5. Job 29:25 Job 1:3; 31:37 ↩
  6. 6. Job 29:25 Job 4:4; 16:5 ↩

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