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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 />&#8220I thought, &#8216I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I thought, ‘Surely I will die surrounded by my family after a long, good life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply <i>my</i> days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest, And multiply <i>my</i> days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then I thought, ‘I will die with my family, And I will multiply <i>my</i> days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then I thought, &#8216I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply <i>my</i> days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I said, ‘I will breathe my last in my nest, And I shall multiply <i>my</i> days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I thought, “I will die in my own nest and multiply my days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I thought: I will die in my own nest and multiply my days as the sand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I felt certain that I would live a long and happy life, then die in my own bed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I thought, 'I may die in my own house, but I will make my days as numerous as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I always expected to live a long life and to die at home in comfort. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I used to say: 'I will die in my home. I'm going to live as many days as there are grains of sand on the shore. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I thought: ?I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Then I thought, 'I will die in my own home, my days as numerous as the grains of sand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, 'I shall die in my own house, I shall number my days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I say, I expire with my nest, "" And I multiply days as the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I say, 'With my nest I expire, And as the sand I multiply days.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And saying, I shall expire with my nest I shall multiply days as the sand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I said, “I will die in my little nest, and like a palm tree, I will multiply my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I said: “In my own nest I shall grow old; I shall multiply years like the phoenix. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days like the phoenix;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, I shall become straight like a reed, I shall deliver the poor and multiply my days like the sand of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I said to the poor people: ‘I shall deliver’, and I shall end like a reed stalk, and like the sand of the seas I shall multiply my days<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the phoenix;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm-tree; I shall live a long while.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/29-18.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=4338" 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">17</span>I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">So I thought:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1478.htm" title="1478: ’eḡ·wā‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To expire, perish, die. A primitive root; to breathe out, i.e. expire.">‘I will die</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/7064.htm" title="7064: qin·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A nest. Contracted from qanan; a nest, sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling.">my nest</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: ’ar·beh (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">and multiply</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">my days</a> <a href="/hebrew/2344.htm" title="2344: wə·ḵa·ḥō·wl (Conj-w, Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Sand. From chuwl; sand.">as the sand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.…<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="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-14</a></span><br />The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18</a></span><br />The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-22.htm">Isaiah 65:22</a></span><br />No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35</a></span><br />I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-16.htm">Proverbs 3:16</a></span><br />Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-15.htm">Genesis 15:15</a></span><br />You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5</a></span><br />when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-16.htm">Psalm 91:16</a></span><br />With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Genesis 25:8</a></span><br />And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16-18</a></span><br />Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24-25</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, / but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-11.htm">James 1:11</a></span><br />For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-6.htm">2 Timothy 4:6-8</a></span><br />For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. / I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. / From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.</p><p class="hdg">I shall die</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6,7</a></b></br> And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Jeremiah 22:23</a></b></br> O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a></b></br> Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, <i>and</i> the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">multiply</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-26.htm">Job 5:26</a></b></br> Thou shalt come to <i>thy</i> grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/42-16.htm">Job 42:16,17</a></b></br> After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, <i>even</i> four generations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/91-16.htm">Psalm 91:16</a></b></br> With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.</p><p class="hdg">as the sand</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-12.htm">Genesis 32:12</a></b></br> And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-49.htm">Genesis 41:49</a></b></br> And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for <i>it was</i> without number.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/29-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/27-5.htm">Die</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/27-5.htm">Expire</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Grains</a> <a href="/job/29-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/27-14.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Nest</a> <a href="/job/5-25.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/acts/27-12.htm">Phoenix</a> <a href="/job/29-5.htm">Round</a> <a href="/job/6-3.htm">Sand</a> <a href="/job/21-6.htm">Thought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/30-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/34-20.htm">Die</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/34-15.htm">Expire</a> <a href="/psalms/139-18.htm">Grains</a> <a href="/job/30-23.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/41-3.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/job/39-27.htm">Nest</a> <a href="/psalms/35-18.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/acts/27-12.htm">Phoenix</a> <a href="/job/30-13.htm">Round</a> <a href="/job/39-14.htm">Sand</a> <a href="/job/32-7.htm">Thought</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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It indicates a moment of contemplation where Job considers his past expectations and hopes. In the context of the Book of Job, this introspection is significant as it contrasts with his current suffering and loss. Job's thoughts reveal his previous sense of security and confidence in his future, which is now challenged by his trials.<p><b>‘I will die in my nest:</b><br>The imagery of a "nest" suggests comfort, security, and a place of rest. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a nest symbolizes a safe and stable home environment. Job's expectation to "die in my nest" indicates his hope for a peaceful and natural end to his life, surrounded by the security of his family and possessions. This reflects a common human desire for stability and a dignified end, which is disrupted by his current afflictions.<p><b>and multiply my days as the sand:</b><br>The metaphor of multiplying days "as the sand" conveys the idea of a long and prosperous life. Sand is often used in the Bible to represent abundance and innumerability, as seen in God's promise to Abraham regarding his descendants (<a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a>). Job's expectation of a long life filled with blessings aligns with the wisdom literature's theme of the righteous being rewarded with longevity. However, Job's current suffering challenges this expectation, highlighting the tension between traditional wisdom and the reality of his experience.<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. He 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, though its exact location is uncertain.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_prosperity.htm">Job's Prosperity</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/job/29.htm">Job 29</a> is Job reminiscing about his past prosperity and the respect he commanded in his community before his trials began.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security.htm">The Illusion of Security</a></b><br>Job's statement reflects a common human desire for security and longevity. Believers should recognize that true security is found in God, not in earthly circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_brevity_of_life.htm">The Brevity of Life</a></b><br>Job's longing to "multiply my days as the sand" serves as a reminder of life's fleeting nature. Christians are encouraged to live purposefully, making the most of their time for God's glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite Job's plans, his life took an unexpected turn. This teaches believers to trust in God's sovereignty, knowing that His plans are higher than ours.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_all_circumstances.htm">Contentment in All Circumstances</a></b><br>Job's reflection on his past prosperity challenges believers to find contentment in all circumstances, trusting that God is sufficient in both abundance and need.<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/what_does_the_phoenix_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does the phoenix symbolize in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_corporate_sin_confession_biblical.htm">What does the phoenix symbolize in the Bible?</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/why_does_god_let_innocents_suffer.htm">How can a just God allow the innocent to suffer alongside the wicked, as implied in Job 35:14-16?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">I shall die in my nest.</span>--Very touching is this spontaneous expression of his almost unconscious hope when in prosperity. Some have suggested the transposition of these three verses to the end of the chapter. Though this is obviously their natural position in one sense, yet in another it is less natural. The same thing is to be seen in the last four verses of chapter 31. They carry on the previous vindication from <a href="/job/31-34.htm" title="Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?">Job 31:34</a>, which had been broken by the parenthesis in <a href="/context/job/31-35.htm" title="Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that my adversary had written a book.">Job 31:35-37</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then I said, I shall die in my nest</span>. The metaphor of "nest" for "dwelling-place" occurs in <a href="/numbers/24-21.htm">Numbers 24:21</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a>: <a href="/obadiah/1.htm">Obadiah 1:4</a>; and <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Habakkuk 2:9</a>. It is also employed by Healed ('Op. et Di.,' 1:301). <span class="cmt_word">And I shall multiply my days as the sand.</span> Some translate, "I shall multiply my days as the phoenix," the fabulous bird which was supposed to live for five hundred years (Herod., 2:72), to burn itself on a funeral pile of spices, and then to rise again from its ashes. But the view seems to be a mere rabbinical tradition, and is unsupported by etymology. <span class="accented">Khal</span> (<span class="hebrew">חול</span>) means "sand" in <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22</a>; and elsewhere. It is taken in this sense by Rosenmuller, Schultens, Professor Lee, Canon Cook, and our Revisers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/29-18.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">So I thought:</span><br /><span class="heb">וָ֭אֹמַר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘I will die</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶגְוָ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(’eḡ·wā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1478.htm">Strong's 1478: </a> </span><span class="str2">To breathe out, expire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my nest</span><br /><span class="heb">קִנִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(qin·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7064.htm">Strong's 7064: </a> </span><span class="str2">A nest, the nestlings, a chamber, dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and multiply</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבֶּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·beh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the sand.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝כַח֗וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵa·ḥō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2344.htm">Strong's 2344: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/29-18.htm">Job 29:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/29-18.htm">Job 29:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/29-18.htm">Job 29:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/29-18.htm">Job 29:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/29-18.htm">Job 29:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/29-18.htm">Job 29:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/29-18.htm">Job 29:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/29-18.htm">Job 29:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/29-18.htm">Job 29:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/29-18.htm">Job 29:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/29-18.htm">OT Poetry: Job 29:18 Then I said 'I shall die (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/29-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 29:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 29:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/29-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 29:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 29:19" /></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>