23And they wait as for rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide As for the latter rain.


In Context

20 My honour is fresh with me, And my bow in my hand is renewed.

21 To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.

22 After my word they change not, And on them doth my speech drop,

23 And they wait as for rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide As for the latter rain.

24 I laugh unto them — they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.

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

Job 29:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:23They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:23They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:23And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:23And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:23They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.