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Job 29:8

6 when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

7 When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.

9 The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

10 The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

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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
the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
KJV
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
WEB
The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.
ASV
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;
DARBY
The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose [and] stood up;
BLB
the young men saw me and hid themselves, and old men arose [and] stood;
ÅB
da dro de unge seg unna ved synet av meg, og de gråhårede reiste seg og ble stående;
OTB
De unge mennene så meg og trakk seg tilbake,
Og de gamle mennene reiste seg og sto.
B1930
da drog de unge sig unda ved synet av mig, og de gråhårede reiste sig og blev stående;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 19:32

    You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

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  • Romans 13:7

    Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

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  • 1 Peter 5:5

    Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

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  • Proverbs 16:31

    Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

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  • Titus 3:1

    Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

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  • Proverbs 20:8

    A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

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  • 1 Peter 2:17

    Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

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  • Romans 13:3–4

    For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

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