Job 29:23
“And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Job 29:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wideasfor the latter rain.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie harrten auf mich wie auf den Regen, und sperrten ihren Mund auf wie nach dem Spätregen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y esperábanme como á la lluvia, y abrían su boca como á la lluvia tardía.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois esperavam por mim como pela chuva, e abriam sua boca como para a chuva tardia.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eles sempre esperavam por mim como esperavam pela chuva; eles abriam largamente as suas bocas para beberem as minhas palavras, como fariam para a chuva tardia.
📖 Job 29:23 in Context
21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25I 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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