And they told him, “Joseph is still alive! He is even ruler over all the land of Egypt.” He was stunned; he could not believe them.
Job 29:24 - New Revised Standard Version I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not extinguish. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, “Joseph is still alive! He is even ruler over all the land of Egypt.” He was stunned; he could not believe them.
They waited for me as for the rain; they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.
I chose their way, and sat as chief, and I lived like a king among his troops, like one who comforts mourners.
When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.
There are many who say, “O that we might see some good! Let the light of your face shine on us, O Lord!”
Happy are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance;
While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”