Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
when his lamp used to shine over my head, so I could walk through the dark,
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
Holman Bible
and I walked through darkness by His light!
A Conservative Version
when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
American Standard Version
When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;
Amplified
When His lamp shone upon my head
And by His light I walked through darkness;
Bible in Basic English
When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light.
Darby Translation
When his lamp shone over my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;
Julia Smith Translation
In his causing his light to shine upon my head, before his light I shall go through darkness;
King James 2000
When his lamp shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
Lexham Expanded Bible
when his shining lamp [was] over my head-- by his light I walked through darkness--
Modern King James verseion
when His lamp shone on my head; I walked through darkness by His light;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When his light shined upon my head; when I went after the same light and shining, even through the darkness.
NET Bible
when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;
New Heart English Bible
when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
The Emphasized Bible
When his lamp shone over my head, by whose light, I could go through darkness;
Webster
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
World English Bible
when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
Youngs Literal Translation
In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, By His light I walk through darkness.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 29:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense
2 "I wish I could go back to how things were a few months ago; when God used to watch over me, 3 when his lamp used to shine over my head, so I could walk through the dark, 4 like when I was in my prime and God trusted me with his secrets!
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 18:6
Light in his tent is dark, and his lamp goes out above him.
Psalm 18:28
For you, LORD, make my lamp shine; my God enlightens my darkness.
Job 11:17
Your life will be brighter than noonday. Even its darkness will be like dawn.
Job 21:17
"How often do the wicked have their lights put out? Does calamity ever fall on them? Will God in his anger ever apportion their destruction?
Job 22:28
When you make a decision on something, it will be established for you, and light will brighten your way.
Psalm 4:6
Many are asking, "Who will help us to see better days?" LORD, may the light of your favor shine upon us.
Psalm 23:4
Even when I walk through a valley of deep darkness, I will not be afraid because you are with me. Your rod and your staff they comfort me.
Psalm 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation whom will I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?
Psalm 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD grants grace and favor; the LORD will not withhold any good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous shines, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the deepest darkness.
Proverbs 24:20
For the wicked man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
Isaiah 2:4
He will judge between the nations, and will render verdicts for the benefit of many. "They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nations will not raise swords against nations, and they will not learn warfare anymore.
John 8:12
Later on, Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
John 12:46
I've come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me won't remain in the darkness.
Ephesians 5:8
For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light,
Ephesians 5:14
for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.''