Parallel Verses
NET Bible
when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through 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;
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 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.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 29:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense
2 "O that I could be as I was in the months now gone, in the days when God watched over me, 3 when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness; 4 just as I was in my most productive time, when God's intimate friendship was experienced in my tent,
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 18:6
The light in his tent grows dark; his lamp above him is extinguished.
Psalm 18:28
Indeed, you are my lamp, Lord. My God illuminates the darkness around me.
Job 11:17
And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning.
Job 21:17
"How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?
Job 22:28
Whatever you decide on a matter, it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.
Psalm 4:6
Many say, "Who can show us anything good?" Smile upon us, Lord!
Psalm 23:4
Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.
Psalm 27:1
By David. The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
Psalm 84:11
For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
Proverbs 20:20
The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.
Proverbs 24:20
for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
Isaiah 2:4
He will judge disputes between nations; he will settle cases for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations will not take up the sword against other nations, and they will no longer train for war.
John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke out again, "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 have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.
Ephesians 5:8
for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light --
Ephesians 5:14
For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says: "Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!"