Bible verse
When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
Job 29:7 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 29.
3 when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
4 when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,
5 when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6 when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
7 When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
8 the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
9 The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
10 The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
11 For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
KJV
When I went out to the gate through the city, [when] I prepared my seat in the street!
ASV
When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,
ERV
When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the street,
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