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Job 29:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Job 29:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 I said: “In my own nest I shall grow old;
I shall multiply years like the phoenix.[a]
19 My root is spread out to the waters;
the dew rests by night on my branches.
20 My glory is fresh within me,
and my bow is renewed in my hand!”
Footnotes
- 29:18 Phoenix: a legendary bird which, after several centuries of life, consumed itself in fire, then rose from its ashes in youthful freshness.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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