Job 29:21,23
Job 29:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Men listened to me and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
Job 29:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
They waited for me as for the rain, And they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain.
Job 29:21-25 The Message (MSG)
“Men and women listened when I spoke, hung expectantly on my every word. After I spoke, they’d be quiet, taking it all in. They welcomed my counsel like spring rain, drinking it all in. When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it; their faces lit up, their troubles took wing! I was their leader, establishing the mood and setting the pace by which they lived. Where I led, they followed.”
Job 29:21-25 The Message (MSG)
“Men and women listened when I spoke, hung expectantly on my every word. After I spoke, they’d be quiet, taking it all in. They welcomed my counsel like spring rain, drinking it all in. When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it; their faces lit up, their troubles took wing! I was their leader, establishing the mood and setting the pace by which they lived. Where I led, they followed.”
Job 29:21 King James Version (KJV)
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence at my counsel.
Job 29:23 King James Version (KJV)
And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Job 29:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“To me they listened and waited, And kept silent for my counsel.
Job 29:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.
Job 29:21 New Century Version (NCV)
“People listened to me carefully and waited quietly for my advice.
Job 29:23 New Century Version (NCV)
They waited for me as they would for rain and drank in my words like spring rain.
Job 29:21 American Standard Version (ASV)
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
Job 29:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Job 29:21 New International Version (NIV)
“People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.
Job 29:23 New International Version (NIV)
They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
Job 29:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
¶“They listened to me and waited And kept silent for my counsel.
Job 29:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“They waited for me [and for my words] as for the rain, And they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.
Job 29:21 New Living Translation (NLT)
“Everyone listened to my advice. They were silent as they waited for me to speak.
Job 29:23 New Living Translation (NLT)
They longed for me to speak as people long for rain. They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain.