Job 29:23
World English Bible (WEB)
They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
In context
21 “Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
22 After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.
23 They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
24 I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.
25 I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.
Job 29:23 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
- KJV King James Version
- And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And they wait as [for] rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide [As] for the latter rain.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.