Job 29:5

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

Modern
…when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
Traditional
When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
Literal
…when yet Shaddai was with me, my children around me,
Latin
…quando erat Omnipotens mecum, et in circuitu meo pueri mei:

Original

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

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

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Book of Job

Topics

God: Grace of God: Providence of