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Job 29:21
"Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
Job 29:21 · New Heart English Bible
Job 29:21 in other translations
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
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In context
18 Then I said, 'I shall die in my own house, I shall number my days as the sand.
19 My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.
20 My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.'
21 "Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
22 After my words they did not speak again. My speech fell on them.
23 They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
24 I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They did not reject the light of my face.
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