when I went out to the city gate,
when I prepared my seat in the street.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Job 29:7 in context
Job 29:4–10
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as I was in my prime,
when the friendship of God was in my tent,
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when the Almighty was yet with me,
and my children were around me,
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when my steps were washed with butter,
and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
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when I went out to the city gate,
when I prepared my seat in the street.
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The young men saw me and hid themselves.
The aged rose up and stood.
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The princes refrained from talking,
and laid their hand on their mouth.
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The voice of the nobles was hushed,
and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
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