Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When his light shined upon my head; when I went after the same light and shining, even through the darkness.
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!
International Standard Version
when his lamp used to shine over my head, so I could walk through the dark,
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;
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 "Oh that I were as I was in the months by past, and in the days when God preserved me; 3 When his light shined upon my head; when I went after the same light and shining, even through the darkness. 4 As it stood with me, when I was young, when God prospered my house;
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 18:6
The light shall be dark in his dwelling, and his candle shall be put out with him.
Psalm 18:28
Thou also shalt light my candle; the LORD my God shall make my darkness to be light. {TYNDALE: Thou art my light, O LORD, and the LORD shall light my darkness.}
Job 11:17
Then should the residue of thy life be as clear as the noon day, and spring forth as the morning.
Job 21:17
"How oft shall the candle of the wicked be put out? How oft cometh their destruction upon them? Oh what sorrow shall God give them for their part in his wrath!
Job 22:28
Then, look what thou takest in hand: he shall make it to prosper with thee, and the light shall shine in thy ways.
Psalm 4:6
There be many that say, "Who will show us any good? LORD lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us."
Psalm 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff comfort me.
Psalm 27:1
{A Psalm of David} The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom then should I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
Psalm 84:11
For the LORD God is a light and defense; the LORD will give grace and worship, and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life.
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous maketh joyful; but the candle of the ungodly shall be put out.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father and mother, his light shall be put out in the midst of darkness.
Proverbs 24:20
And why? The wicked hath nothing to hope for, and the candle of the ungodly shall be put out.
Isaiah 2:4
And he shall be judge among the heathen and tell many nations their faults. And they shall turn their swords into mattocks and their spears into scythes. One nation shall not lift up a sword against another, neither shall they teach to war any more.
John 8:12
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness: but shall have the light of life."
John 12:46
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness:
Ephesians 5:8
Ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
Ephesians 5:14
Wherefore he saith, "Awake thou that sleepest, and stand up from death, and Christ shall give thee light."