Job 29:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.”

Job 29:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 29:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 29:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand.”

Job 29:18 — World English Bible

Job 29:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:”

Job 29:18 — American Standard Version

Job 29:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I say, `With my nest I expire, And as the sand I multiply days.'”

Job 29:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 29:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I said, I shall die in my nest, and multiply my days as the sand;”

Job 29:18 — Darby Translation

Job 29:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.”

Job 29:18 — Geneva Bible

Job 29:18 in Context — Job 29

16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

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What Does Job 29:18 Mean?

Job 29:18 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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