Job 29:23

NETBible	They waited for me as people wait¹ for the rain, and they opened their mouths² as for³ the spring rains.
NIV © biblegateway Job 29:23	They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
NASB © biblegateway Job 29:23	"They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.
NLT © biblegateway Job 29:23	They longed for me to speak as they longed for rain. They waited eagerly, for my words were as refreshing as the spring rain.
MSG © biblegateway Job 29:23	They welcomed my counsel like spring rain, drinking it all in.
BBE © SABDAweb Job 29:23	They were waiting for me as for the rain, opening their mouths wide as for the spring rains.
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 29:23	They waited for me as for the rain; they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.
NKJV © biblegateway Job 29:23	They waited for me as for the rain, And they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain.
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KJV	And they waited <03176> (8765) for me as for the rain <04306>_; and they opened <06473> (8804) their mouth <06310> wide [as] for the latter rain <04456>_.
NASB © biblegateway Job 29:23	"They waited <03176> for me as for the rain <04306> , And opened <06473> their mouth <06310> as for the spring <04456> rain <04456> .
LXXM	wsper <3746> ADV gh <1065> N-NSF diqwsa <1372> V-PAPNS prosdecomenh <4327> V-PMPNS ton <3588> T-ASM ueton <5205> N-ASM outwv <3778> ADV outoi <3778> D-NPM thn <3588> T-ASF emhn <1699> A-ASF lalian <2981> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	They waited <03176> for me as people wait for the rain <04306> , and they opened <06473> their mouths <06310> as for the spring rains <04456> .
HEBREW	swqlml <04456> wrep <06473> Mhypw <06310> yl <0> rjmk <04306> wlxyw (29:23) <03176>

NETBible

They waited for me as people wait¹ for the rain, and they opened their mouths² as for³ the spring rains.

NET Notes

¹tn The phrase “people wait for” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation.

²sn The analogy is that they received his words eagerly as the dry ground opens to receive the rains.

³tn The כּ (kaf) preposition is to be supplied by analogy with the preceding phrase. This leaves a double proposition, “as for” (but see Job 29:2).