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Themes in Job 29
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Themes in Job 29

Job 29:1

Job continued his discourse, saying:
No Themes for this verse.

Job 29:2

If only I could be as in months gone by,
in the days when God watched over me,
No Themes for this verse.

Job 29:3

when His lamp shone above my head,
and I walked through darkness by His light!

Job 29:4

I would be as I was in the days of my youth
when God’s friendship rested on my tent,

Job 29:5

when the Almighty was still with me
and my children were around me,

Job 29:6

when my feet were bathed in cream
and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!

Job 29:7

When I went out to the city gate
and took my seat in the town square,
No Themes for this verse.

Job 29:8

the young men saw me and withdrew,
while older men stood to their feet.

Job 29:9

City officials stopped talking
and covered their mouths with their hands.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 29:10

The noblemen’s voices were hushed,
and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 29:11

When they heard me, they blessed me,
and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.

Job 29:12

For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.

Job 29:13

The dying man blessed me,
and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.

Job 29:14

I clothed myself in righteousness,
and it enveloped me;
my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.

Job 29:15

I was eyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy,
and I examined the case of the stranger.

Job 29:17

I shattered the fangs of the unjust
and snatched the prey from his teeth.

Job 29:18

So I thought: I will die in my own nest
and multiply my days as the sand.

Job 29:19

My roots will have access to water,
and the dew will rest on my branches all night.

Job 29:20

My strength will be refreshed within me,
and my bow will be renewed in my hand.

Job 29:21

Men listened to me with expectation,
waiting silently for my advice.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 29:22

After a word from me they did not speak again;
my speech settled on them like dew.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 29:23

They waited for me as for the rain
and opened their mouths as for spring showers.

Job 29:24

If I smiled at them, they couldn’t believe it;
they were thrilled at the light of my countenance.

Job 29:25

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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