Job 29:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,”

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BSBPD

“when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“When yet the Mighty One <FI>is<Fi> with me. Round about me--my young ones,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 29:5 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
  2. Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
  3. Judges 6:12And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
  4. Job 1:2He had seven sons and three daughters,
  5. Job 23:3If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
  6. Job 23:8If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
  7. Job 42:13And he also had seven sons and three daughters.
  8. Psalms 30:7O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
  9. Psalms 43:2For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
  10. Psalms 44:8In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah
  11. Psalms 127:3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
  12. Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
  13. Proverbs 17:6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
  14. Song of Solomon 2:4He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
  15. Song of Solomon 3:1On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
  16. Jeremiah 14:8O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?
  17. Matthew 9:15Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

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