Job 29:21-23
Job 29:21-25 The Message (MSG)
“Men and women listened when I spoke, hung expectantly on my every word. After I spoke, they’d be quiet, taking it all in. They welcomed my counsel like spring rain, drinking it all in. When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it; their faces lit up, their troubles took wing! I was their leader, establishing the mood and setting the pace by which they lived. Where I led, they followed.”
Job 29:21-23 King James Version (KJV)
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence at my counsel. After my words they spake not again; And my speech dropped upon them. And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Job 29:21-23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“To me they listened and waited, And kept silent for my counsel. After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them. They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.
Job 29:21-23 New Century Version (NCV)
“People listened to me carefully and waited quietly for my advice. After I finished speaking, they spoke no more. My words fell very gently on their ears. They waited for me as they would for rain and drank in my words like spring rain.
Job 29:21-23 American Standard Version (ASV)
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel. After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them. And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Job 29:21-23 New International Version (NIV)
“People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel. After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears. They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
Job 29:21-23 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Men listened to me and waited, And kept silence for my counsel. After my words they did not speak again, And my speech settled on them as dew. They waited for me as for the rain, And they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain.
Job 29:21-23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“They listened to me and waited And kept silent for my counsel. After I spoke, they did not speak again, And my speech dropped upon them [like a refreshing shower]. They waited for me [and for my words] as for the rain, And they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.
Job 29:21-23 New Living Translation (NLT)
“Everyone listened to my advice. They were silent as they waited for me to speak. And after I spoke, they had nothing to add, for my counsel satisfied them. They longed for me to speak as people long for rain. They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain.