25I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I dwelt as a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners.


In Context

22 After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears.

23 They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.

24 When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.

25 I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I dwelt as a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners.

Job 29:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:25I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one [that] comforteth the mourners.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:25If I had a mind to go to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king, with his army standing about him, yet I was a comforter of them that mourned.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:25I chose out their way, and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:25I chose their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth mourners.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:25I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:25I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:25I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:25I choose their way, and sit head, And I dwell as a king in a troop, When mourners he doth comfort.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:25I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelled as a king in the army, as one that comforts the mourners.