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


In Context

4 Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God's intimate friendship blessed my house,

5 when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,

6 when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.

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

8 the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;

9 the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

Job 29:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:7When I went out to the gate through the city, [when] I prepared my seat in the street!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:7When I went out to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:7When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:7When I went out to the gate by the city, when I prepared my seat on the broadway,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:7When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the street,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:7When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:7when I went forth to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:7When I go out to the gate by the city, In a broad place I prepare my seat.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:7When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!