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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/29.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My steps were awash in cream, and the rocks gushed olive oil for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When my steps were bathed in cream, And the rock poured out streams of oil for me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When my steps [through rich pastures] were washed with butter <i>and</i> cream [from my livestock], And the rock poured out for me streams of oil [from my olive groves].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when my feet were bathed in curds and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when my feet were bathed in cream and the rock poured out streams of oil for me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My herds gave enough milk to bathe my feet, and from my olive harvest flowed rivers of oil. * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />my steps were bathed in buttermilk, and the rocks poured streams of olive oil on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My cows and goats gave plenty of milk, and my olive trees grew in the rockiest soil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I was successful wherever I went, and even the rocks poured out streams of olive oil for me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />when my steps were bathed with butter and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When washing my goings with butter, "" And the firm rock [is] with me—streams of oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> When washing my goings with butter, And the firm rock is with me rivulets of oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In washing my goings with butter, and the rock will pour out with me streams of oil;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When I washed my feet with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, I washed my feet with butter, and a boulder poured out rivers of oil for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When my footsteps were bathed in cream, and the rock flowed with streams of oil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />when my steps were washed with milk, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out rivers of oil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/29-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4271" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/29.htm">Job's Former Blessings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1978.htm" title="1978: hă·lî·ḵay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- A step. From halak; a walk, i.e. a step.">when my steps</a> <a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: bir·ḥōṣ (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">were bathed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2529.htm" title="2529: bə·ḥê·māh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Curd. Or chemah; from the same root as chowmah; curdled milk or cheese.">in cream</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: wə·ṣūr (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">and the rock</a> <a href="/hebrew/6694.htm" title="6694: yā·ṣūq (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To pour out, melt. A primitive root (of orifice); to pour out, i.e. smelt, utter.">poured out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5978.htm" title="5978: ‘im·mā·ḏî (Prep:: 1cs) -- Along with, against, by, from">for me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6388.htm" title="6388: pal·ḡê- (N-mpc) -- A channel, canal. From palag; a rill.">streams</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: šā·men (N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">of oil!</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13-14</a></span><br />He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag, / with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Psalm 81:16</a></span><br />But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Psalm 147:14</a></span><br />He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Genesis 49:11-12</a></span><br />He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes. / His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-2</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a></span><br />And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a></span><br />I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">Proverbs 3:10</a></span><br />then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-22.htm">Isaiah 7:22</a></span><br />and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">2 Corinthians 9:8</a></span><br />And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a></span><br />Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;</p><p class="hdg">I washed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-17.htm">Job 20:17</a></b></br> He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Genesis 49:11</a></b></br> Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13</a></b></br> He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;</p><p class="hdg">me out.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/22-38.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/job/20-17.htm">Butter</a> <a href="/job/20-17.htm">Cream</a> <a href="/job/24-8.htm">Drenched</a> <a href="/job/28-2.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/joshua/19-33.htm">Goings</a> <a href="/job/21-24.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/job/28-26.htm">Path</a> <a href="/job/22-16.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/job/20-17.htm">Rivulets</a> <a href="/job/28-10.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/job/28-1.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/job/9-30.htm">Washing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/5-3.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Butter</a> <a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Cream</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Drenched</a> <a href="/job/36-5.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/job/36-28.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/job/34-21.htm">Goings</a> <a href="/psalms/63-5.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/psalms/52-8.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/job/30-13.htm">Path</a> <a href="/job/30-16.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Rivulets</a> <a href="/job/39-1.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/job/31-4.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/job/36-27.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/job/33-9.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Washing</a><div class="vheading2">Job 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/29-1.htm">Job bemoans his former prosperity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Near Eastern culture, cream or butter was a symbol of wealth and luxury, indicating that Job experienced a period of great blessing and ease. The imagery of steps being bathed in cream suggests a path of smoothness and comfort, free from hardship. This can be connected to the blessings described in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13-14</a>, where the Israelites are promised abundance in the land. The use of cream also symbolizes the richness of God's provision, reminiscent of the "land flowing with milk and honey" promised to the Israelites in <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>.<p><b>and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!</b><br>Oil, particularly olive oil, was a valuable commodity in the ancient world, used for anointing, cooking, and as a source of light. The imagery of a rock pouring out streams of oil suggests a miraculous and abundant provision, as rocks do not naturally produce oil. This can be seen as a metaphor for God's supernatural provision and blessing in Job's life. The rock, often a symbol of strength and stability, here becomes a source of unexpected blessing. This imagery can be connected to the provision of water from the rock in <a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a>, where God provides for the Israelites in the wilderness. Additionally, oil is often associated with anointing and the presence of the Holy Spirit, pointing to the spiritual richness and favor Job experienced. This can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the anointed one, providing spiritual abundance and blessing to His followers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. Job is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_prosperity.htm">Job's Prosperity</a></b><br>The period in Job's life when he experienced great wealth, respect, and blessings, which he reflects upon in this chapter.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br><a href="/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6</a> highlights a time of divine blessing and provision. Reflect on how God provides for His people, even in times of abundance and scarcity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_in_prosperity.htm">Gratitude in Prosperity</a></b><br>Job's reflection on his past prosperity encourages us to be grateful for the blessings we receive and to acknowledge God's hand in our success.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Transience of Earthly Wealth</a></b><br>Job's account reminds us that material wealth is temporary. Our ultimate security should be in God, not in our possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_all_seasons.htm">Faithfulness in All Seasons</a></b><br>Job's life teaches us to remain faithful to God, whether in times of abundance or suffering, trusting in His sovereign plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'bathing_steps_in_butter'_literal.htm">Is the image of “bathing his steps in butter” (Job 29:6) literal, and does it align with known ancient customs or practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_appear_silent_or_absent.htm">Why does God appear silent or absent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job's_prosperity_historically_plausible.htm">Could Job’s remarkable prosperity and divine favor (Job 29:4–6) be historically or scientifically plausible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_sons_of_god_in_the_bible.htm">Who are the sons of God in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When I washed my steps with butter</span>. Trod, as it were, upon fatness, moved amid all that was gladsome, joyful, and delicious. <span class="cmt_word">And the rock poured me out rivers of oil</span>. "The rock" is probably the ground, rugged and stony, on which his olives grew. "Olives," says Dr. Cunningham Geikie, "flourish best on sandy or <span class="accented">stony</span> soil" ('The Holy Land and the Bible' vol. 1. p. 138) They brought him in so great a quantity of oil that the rock seemed to him to flow with rivers of it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/29-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">when my steps</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲלִיכַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lî·ḵay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1978.htm">Strong's 1978: </a> </span><span class="str2">A walk, a step</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were bathed</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּרְחֹ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(bir·ḥōṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7364.htm">Strong's 7364: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wash, wash off or away, bathe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in cream</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֵמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2529.htm">Strong's 2529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Curdled milk, cheese</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the rock</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצ֥וּר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">poured out</span><br /><span class="heb">יָצ֥וּק</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṣūq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6694.htm">Strong's 6694: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, smelt, utter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for me</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֝מָּדִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5978.htm">Strong's 5978: </a> </span><span class="str2">Against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">streams</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּלְגֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(pal·ḡê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6388.htm">Strong's 6388: </a> </span><span class="str2">A channel, canal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of oil!</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁמֶן׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/29-6.htm">OT Poetry: Job 29:6 When my steps were washed with butter (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/29-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 29:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 29:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/29-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 29:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 29:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>