Job 29:22
“After my words they spake not againe, & my speach dropped vpon them,”
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Job 29:22 Context
20My glory was fresh in mee, and my bow was renewed in my hand. 21Unto me men gaue eare, and waited, and kept silence at my counsell. 22After my words they spake not againe, & my speach dropped vpon them, 23And they waited for me as for the raine, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter raine. 24If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not downe.
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Other Translations for Job 29:22
After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
- King James Version
"After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.
- American Standard Version (1901)
After I had said what was in my mind, they were quiet and let my words go deep into their hearts;
- Basic English Bible
After my words they spoke not again, and my speech dropped upon them;
- Darby Bible
After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
- Webster's Bible
After my words they didn't speak again. My speech fell on them.
- World English Bible
After my word they change not, And on them doth my speech drop,
- Youngs Literal Bible
After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 29:22
29:22 Dropped - As the rain, which when it comes down gently upon the earth, is most acceptable and beneficial to it.