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Job 29 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Job’s Final Claim of Innocence

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Job continued his discourse, saying:

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If only I could be as in months gone by,

in the days when God watched over me,

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when his lamp shone above my head,

and I walked through darkness by his light!

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I would be as I was in the days of my youth

when God’s friendship rested on my tent,

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when the Almighty was still with me

and my children were around me,

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when my feet were bathed in curds

and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!

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When I went out to the city gate

and took my seat in the town square,

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the young men saw me and withdrew,

while older men stood to their feet.

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City officials stopped talking

and covered their mouths with their hands.

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The noblemen’s voices were hushed,

and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

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When they heard me, they blessed me,

and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.[fn]

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For I rescued the poor who cried out for help,

and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.

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The dying blessed me,

and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.

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I clothed myself in righteousness,

and it enveloped me;

my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.

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I was eyes to the blind

and feet to the lame.

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I was a father to the needy,

and I examined the case of the stranger.

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I shattered the fangs of the unjust

and snatched the prey from his teeth.

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So I thought, “I will die in my own nest

and multiply my days as the sand.[fn]

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“My roots will have access to water,

and the dew will rest on my branches all night.

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“My whole being will be refreshed within me,

and my bow will be renewed in my hand.”

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Men listened to me with expectation,

waiting silently for my advice.

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After a word from me they did not speak again;

my speech settled on them like dew.

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They waited for me as for the rain

and opened their mouths as for spring showers.

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If I smiled at them, they couldn’t believe it;

they were thrilled at[fn] the light of my countenance.

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I directed their course and presided as chief.

I lived as a king among his troops,

like one who comforts those who mourn.

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CSB Footnotes
Lit When an ear heard, it called me blessed, and when an eye saw, it testified for me
Or as the phoenix
Lit they did not cast down
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Job Chapter 29 — Additional Translations:

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