Job 29:5

Easy To Read Version

I wish for the time when\par God All-Powerful was still with me,\par and my children were all around me.\par

Cross References

Job 23:3

I wish I knew where to find God.\par I wish I knew how to go to God!\par

Job 29:4

I wish for the days when I was successful,\par and God was my close friend.\par In those days God blessed my home.\par

Job 29:6

Life was very good then.\par I washed my feet in cream,\par and I had plenty of the finest oils. {\cf2\super [59]} \par

Psalm 128:3

At home, your wife will be\par like a fruitful grape vine.\par Around the table, your children will be\par like olive trees you planted.\par

Psalm 30:7

Yes, Lord, while you were kind to me,\par I felt like nothing could defeat me! {\cf2\super [183]} \par But when you turned away from me,\par I became scared and shook with fear.\par

Psalm 43:2

God, you are my place of safety!\par Why did you leave me?\par Why must I suffer such sadness\par because of the cruelty of my enemy?\par

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren make old people happy. And children are proud of their parents.

Jeremiah 14:8

God, you are the Hope of Israel!\par You save Israel in times of trouble.\par But now it seems like you are\par a stranger in the land.\par It seems like you are a traveler that only stays one night.\par

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered, “\{When there is a wedding,\} the friends of the bridegroom {\cf2\super [110]} are not sad while he is with them. But the time will come when the bridegroom will leave them. The friends are sad when the bridegroom leaves. Then they will fast. {\cf2\super [111]}

Joshua 1:9

Remember, I commanded you to be strong and brave. So don’t be scared, because the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”