| Job 29:24 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | "I smiled on them when they did not believe, And the light of my face they did not cast down. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it, but the expression on my face did not change. (GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. |
| ASV: | I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down. |
| BBE: | I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear. |
| DBY: | If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance. |
| ERV: | If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. |
| JPS: | If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. |
| WBS: | If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. |
| WEB: | I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn't reject the light of my face. |
| YLT: | I laugh unto them -- they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall. |
| Job 29:24 Cross References |
| XREF: | Job 29:23 "They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.
Job 29:25 "I chose a way for them and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 29:24 [If] I {q} laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they {r} cast not down.
(q) That is, they thought it not to be a rest, or they did not think that I would condescend to them.
(r) They were afraid to offend me and cause me to be angry. |
| WES: | 29:24 Laughed - Carried myself so familiarly with them, that they could scarce believe their eyes and ears. Cast not down - They were cautious not to give me any occasion to change my countenance towards them. |
| MHC: | 29:18-25 Being thus honoured and useful, Job had hoped to die in peace and honour, in a good old age. If such an expectation arise from lively faith in the providence and promise of God, it is well; but if from conceit of our own wisdom, and dependence on changeable, earthly things, it is ill grounded, and turns to sin. Every one that has the spirit of wisdom, has not the spirit of government; but Job had both. Yet he had the tenderness of a comforter. This he thought upon with pleasure, when he was himself a mourner. Our Lord Jesus is a King who hates iniquity, and upon whom the blessing of a world ready to perish comes. To Him let us give ear. |
| CONC: | Believe Believed Cast Cause Clouded Confidence Countenance Credence Didn't Face Fall Fear Hope Laugh Laughed Laughing Precious Reject Scarcely Serenity Smiled Troubled |
| PREV: | Believe Believed Cast Cause Clouded Confidence Countenance Credence Face Fall Fear Hope Laugh Light Precious Reject Scarcely Troubled |
| NEXT: | Believe Believed Cast Cause Clouded Confidence Countenance Credence Face Fall Fear Hope Laugh Light Precious Reject Scarcely Troubled |
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