And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.
Job 29:24 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; And the light of my countenance they cast not down. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; And the light of my countenance they cast not down. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and their depression did not cast down the light of my countenance. American Standard Version (1901) I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down. Common English Bible I smiled on them; they couldn’t believe it. They never showed me disfavor. Catholic Public Domain Version If I had ever laughed at them, they would not have believed it, and the light of my face was not cast down towards the ground. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not: and the light of my countenance fell not on earth. |
And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.
And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
I chose out their way, and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.
When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, We were like unto them that dream.
Many there be that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat?