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Job 29:24

22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

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

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
KJV
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.
ASV
I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
DARBY
[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance.
BLB
I smiled at them, [and] they could not believe [it], and the light of my face they did not let fall.
ÅB
Når de var motløse, smilte jeg til dem, og mitt åsyns lys kunne de ikke formørke.
OTB
Jeg smilte til dem når de ikke trodde,
Og de så ikke på lyset i mitt ansikt uvennlig.
B1930
Når de var motløse, smilte jeg til dem, og mitt åsyns lys kunde de ikke formørke.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 126:1

    When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

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  • Psalms 4:6

    There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

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  • Psalms 89:15

    Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

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  • Luke 24:41

    And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

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  • Genesis 45:26

    And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.

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