Job 29:25

In 11 translations

BSB

I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.

KJV

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

WEB

I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

ASV

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

LSV

I choose their way, and sit [as] head, || And I dwell as a king in a troop, || When he comforts mourners.”

YLT

I choose their way, and sit head, And I dwell as a king in a troop, When mourners he doth comfort.

DBY

I chose their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth mourners.

DRC

If I had a mind to go to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king, with his army standing about him, yet I was a comforter of them that mourned.

GNV

I appoynted out their way, and did sit as chiefe, and dwelt as a King in the army, and like him that comforteth the mourners.

JPS

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

LXXE

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר דַּרְכָּם֮ וְאֵשֵׁ֪ב רֹ֥אשׁ וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּגְּד֑וּד כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲבֵלִ֣ים יְנַחֵֽם׃

LXX-Br

Ἐξελεξάμην ὁδὸν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκάθισα ἄρχων, καὶ κατεσκήνουν ὡσεὶ βασιλεὺς ἐν μονοζώνοις, ὃν τρόπον παθεινοὺς παρακαλῶν.

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• 2 Corinthians 1:3–4Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we…
• Genesis 41:40You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
• Isaiah 35:3–4Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
• Isaiah 61:1–3The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, to…
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2–3We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for…
• Judges 11:8They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
• Genesis 14:14–17And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan. During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed…
• 1 Chronicles 13:1–4Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands. And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far…
• Deuteronomy 33:5So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.
• Job 4:3–4Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands. Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling.
• Job 31:37I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—
• 2 Corinthians 7:5–7For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus, and…
• 2 Samuel 5:2Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
• Job 1:3and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.

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