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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Passage Lookup: Job 29-30
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Job 29:1
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Job continued his discourse, saying:
Job 29:2
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If only I could be as in months gone by, in the days when God watched over me,
Job 29:3
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when His lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by His light!(a)
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Job 29:4
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I would be as I was in the days of my youth when God's friendship(b) rested on my tent,
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Job 29:5
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when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
Job 29:6
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when my feet were bathed in cream and the rock(c) poured out streams of oil for me!
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Job 29:7
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When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,
Job 29:8
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the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet.
Job 29:9
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City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.(d)
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Job 29:10
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The noblemen's voices were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
Job 29:11
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When they heard me, they blessed me, and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.[a]
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Job 29:12
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For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help, and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.(e)
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Job 29:13
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The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow's heart rejoice.
Job 29:14
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I clothed myself in righteousness,(f) and it enveloped me; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.
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Job 29:15
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I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.(g)
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Job 29:16
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I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.
Job 29:17
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I shattered the fangs of the unjust(h) and snatched the prey from his teeth.
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Job 29:18
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So I thought: I will die in my own nest and multiply my days as the sand.[b]
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Job 29:19
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My roots will have access to water,(i) and the dew will rest on my branches all night.
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Job 29:20
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My strength will be refreshed within me, and my bow will be renewed in my hand.(j)
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Job 29:21
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Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my advice.
Job 29:22
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After a word from me they did not speak again; my speech settled on them like dew.
Job 29:23
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They waited for me as for the rain and opened their mouths as for spring showers.
Job 29:24
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If I smiled at them, they couldn't believe it; they were thrilled at[c] the light of my countenance.
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Job 29:25
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I directed their course and presided as chief. I lived as a king among his troops, like one who comforts those who mourn.
Job 30:1
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But now they mock(a) me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
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Job 30:2
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What use to me was the strength of their hands? Their vigor had left them.
Job 30:3
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Emaciated from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, the desolate wasteland by night.
Job 30:4
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They plucked mallow[a](b) among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
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Job 30:5
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They were expelled from human society; people shouted at them as if they were thieves.
Job 30:6
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They are living on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
Job 30:7
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They bray among the shrubs; they huddle beneath the thistles.
Job 30:8
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Foolish(c) men, without even a name. They were forced to leave the land.
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Job 30:9
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Now I am mocked by their songs;(d) I have become an object of scorn to them.
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Job 30:10
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They despise me and keep their distance from me;(e) they do not hesitate to spit(f) in my face.
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Job 30:11
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Because God has loosened my[b] bowstring and oppressed me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.(g)
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Job 30:12
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The rabble[c] rise up at my right; they trap[d] my feet and construct their siege ramp[e] against me.(h)
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Job 30:13
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They tear up my path; they contribute to my destruction,(i) without anyone to help them.
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Job 30:14
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They advance as through a gaping breach; they keep rolling in through the ruins.(j)
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Job 30:15
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Terrors(k) are turned loose against me; they chase my dignity away like the wind, and my prosperity has passed by like a cloud.
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Job 30:16
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Now my life is poured out before my eyes, and days of suffering(l) have seized me.
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Job 30:17
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Night pierces my bones, but my gnawing pains never rest.(m)
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Job 30:18
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My clothing is distorted with great force; He chokes me by the neck of my garment.[f]
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Job 30:19
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He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.(n)
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Job 30:20
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I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;(o) when I stand up, You merely look at me.
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Job 30:21
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You have turned against me with cruelty; You harass(p) me with Your strong hand.
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Job 30:22
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You lift me up on the wind and make me ride it; You scatter me in the storm.(q)
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Job 30:23
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Yes, I know that You will lead me to death— the place(r) appointed for all who live.
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Job 30:24
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Yet no one would stretch out his hand against a ruined man[g] when he cries out to him for help because of his distress.(s)
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Job 30:25
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Have I not wept for those who have fallen on hard times? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?(t)
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Job 30:26
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But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness(u) came.
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Job 30:27
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I am churning within[h] and cannot rest; days of suffering confront me.
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Job 30:28
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I walk about blackened, but not by the sun.[i] I stood in the assembly and cried out for help.
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Job 30:29
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I have become a brother to jackals and a companion of ostriches.
Job 30:30
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My skin blackens and flakes off,[j] and my bones burn with fever.(v)
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Job 30:31
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My lyre is used for mourning and my flute for the sound of weeping.(w)
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