Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness! New Living Translation when he lit up the way before me and I walked safely through the darkness. English Standard Version when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness, Berean Standard Bible when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness, King James Bible When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; New King James Version When His lamp shone upon my head, And when by His light I walked through darkness; New American Standard Bible When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness; NASB 1995 When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness; NASB 1977 When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness; Legacy Standard Bible When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness, Amplified Bible When His lamp shone upon my head And by His light I walked through darkness; Christian Standard Bible when his lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by his light! Holman Christian Standard Bible when His lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by His light! American Standard Version When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness; Aramaic Bible in Plain English His awe he made above my head in spreading his lamp over me, and by his light I walked in the dark Brenton Septuagint Translation As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness. Contemporary English Version and the light from his lamp showed me the way through the dark. Douay-Rheims Bible When his lamp shined over my head, and I walked by his light in darkness? English Revised Version When his lamp shined upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness; GOD'S WORD® Translation when he made his lamp shine on my head, when I walked through the dark in his light. Good News Translation God was always with me then and gave me light as I walked through the darkness. International Standard Version when his lamp used to shine over my head, so I could walk through the dark, JPS Tanakh 1917 When His lamp shined above my head, And by His light I walked through darkness; Literal Standard Version In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, | By His light I walk [through] darkness. Majority Standard Bible when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness, New American Bible While he kept his lamp shining above my head, and by his light I walked through darkness; NET Bible when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness; New Revised Standard Version when his lamp shone over my head, and by his light I walked through darkness; New Heart English Bible when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness, Webster's Bible Translation When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; World English Bible when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness, Young's Literal Translation In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, By His light I walk through darkness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Former Blessings…2“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, 3when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness, 4when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,… Cross References Job 11:17 Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning. Job 18:6 The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out. Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished. Treasury of Scripture When his candle shined on my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; candle. Job 18:6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. Job 21:17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. Psalm 18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. by his light Job 22:28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. Psalm 4:6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Jump to Previous Candle Causing Dark Darkness Head Lamp Shine Shined Shining Shone Walk WalkedJump to Next Candle Causing Dark Darkness Head Lamp Shine Shined Shining Shone Walk WalkedJob 29 1. Job bemoans his former prosperity(3) When his candle shined.--See Isaiah 1:10.Verse 3. - When his candle shined upon my head (comp. Psalm 18:28, "For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness"). A "candle," or "lamp," is a general symbol in Scripture for life and prosperity. God is said to light men's candles when he blesses them and maizes his countenance to shine upon them; conversely, when he withdraws his favour he is said to put their candles out (Job 18:6; Job 21:17). And when by his light I walked through darkness. The light of God's countenance shining about a man's path enables him to walk securely even through thick darkness, i.e. through trouble and perplexity. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew when His lampנֵ֭רוֹ (nê·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5216: A lamp, light shone בְּהִלּ֣וֹ (bə·hil·lōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1984: To shine above עֲלֵ֣י (‘ă·lê) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against my head, רֹאשִׁ֑י (rō·šî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7218: The head and by His light לְ֝אוֹרוֹ (lə·’ō·w·rōw) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary I walked אֵ֣לֶךְ (’ê·leḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk through the darkness, חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness Links Job 29:3 NIVJob 29:3 NLT Job 29:3 ESV Job 29:3 NASB Job 29:3 KJV Job 29:3 BibleApps.com Job 29:3 Biblia Paralela Job 29:3 Chinese Bible Job 29:3 French Bible Job 29:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 29:3 When his lamp shone on my head (Jb) |