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Job 29:25

I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.

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ASV

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

KJV

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר'e.va.CharI choseH977 →
דַּרְכָּם֮dar.Kamway theirH1870 →
וְאֵשֵׁ֪בve.'e.Shevso I may sitH3427 →
רֹ֥אשׁrosh[as] chiefH7218 →
וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹןVe.'esh.konso I may dwellH7931 →
כְּמֶ֣לֶךְke.Me.lekhlike a kingH4428 →
בַּגְּד֑וּדba.ge.Dudamong the troop[s]H1416 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
אֲבֵלִ֣ים'a.ve.LimmournersH57 →
יְנַחֵֽם׃ye.na.Chemsomeone comfortsH5162 →

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2 Corinthians 1:3–4Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,Isaiah 35:3–4Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!Isaiah 61:1–3The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,Genesis 41:40You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”Genesis 14:14–17And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.1 Thessalonians 3:2–3We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,Judges 11:8They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”1 Chronicles 13:1–4Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands.Deuteronomy 33:5So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.2 Samuel 5:2Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”2 Corinthians 7:5–7For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.Job 31:37I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—Job 1:3and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.Job 4:3–4Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.Job 16:5But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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