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.
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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