Job 29:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.”

Job 29:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 29:23 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 29:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 29:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.”

Job 29:23 — World English Bible

Job 29:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wideasfor the latter rain.”

Job 29:23 — American Standard Version

Job 29:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And they wait as <FI>for<Fi> rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide <FI>As<Fi> for the latter rain.”

Job 29:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 29:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. ”

Job 29:23 — Darby Translation

Job 29:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they wayted for me, as for the raine, and they opened their mouth as for the latter rayne.”

Job 29:23 — Geneva Bible

Job 29:23 in Context — Job 29

21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

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What Does Job 29:23 Mean?

Job 29:23 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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