Job 29:18

Easy To Read Version

“I always thought I would live a long life,\par growing old with my family around me.\par

Cross References

Genesis 32:12

Lord, you said to me, ‘I will be good to you. I will increase your family and make your children as many as the sands of the sea. There will be too many to count.’”

Genesis 41:49

Joseph stored very much grain. It was like the sands of the sea. He stored so much grain that it could not be measured.

Job 29:17

I stopped evil people abusing their power\par and saved innocent people from them. {\cf2\super [62]} \par

Job 29:19

I thought I would be healthy and virile\par like a healthy plant with\par roots that have plenty of water\par and branches that are wet with dew.\par

Job 5:26

You will be like the wheat that grows\par until harvest time.\par Yes, you will live to a ripe old age.\par

Psalm 91:16

I will give my followers a long life.\par And I will save them.\par \par \par

Jeremiah 22:23

King, you live high on the mountain\par in your house made from cedar wood.\par It is almost like you live in Lebanon\par where that wood came from.\par \{You think you are safe,\par high on the mountain in your big house.\}\par But you will really groan\par when your punishment comes.\par You will hurt like a woman\par giving birth to a baby.”\par

Jeremiah 49:16

Edom, you scared other nations.\par So you thought you were important.\par But your pride has fooled you.\par You live in those caves, high on the cliff.\par Your home is high in the hills.\par But even if you build your home\par as high as an eagle’s nest,\par I will bring you down from there.”\par The Lord said these things.\par

Habakkuk 2:9

Yes, it will be very bad for the person that becomes rich by doing wrong. That person does those things to live in a safe place. He thinks that he can stop other people from stealing from him. \{But bad things will happen to him.\}