Job 29:24

Job’s Former Blessings · Job 29:1–25
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Translations

Modern
If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
Traditional
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
Literal
I smiled at them, and they could not believe it, and the light of my face they did not let fall.
Latin
Siquando ridebam ad eos, non credebant: et lux vultus mei non cadebat in terram.

Original

Hebrew
English
If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.

Notes

Job compares his past happiness, honor, and wealth with his current loss of social dignity and divine friendship (chapters 29 and 30). He ends his speech with broad vows of innocence (chapter 31).

Events

Glossary

Book of Job Laughter Light

Topics

Countenance: Cheerful