Job 29:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;”

Job 29:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 29:3 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 29:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 29:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,”

Job 29:3 — World English Bible

Job 29:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness; ”

Job 29:3 — American Standard Version

Job 29:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, By His light I walk <FI>through<Fi> darkness.”

Job 29:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 29:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“When his lamp shone over my head, [and] by his light I walked through darkness; ”

Job 29:3 — Darby Translation

Job 29:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When his light shined vpon mine head: and when by his light I walked thorowe the darkenesse,”

Job 29:3 — Geneva Bible

Job 29:3 in Context — Job 29

1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;

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What Does Job 29:3 Mean?

Job 29:3 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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