Job 29:24
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If I laughed on them, they believed it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
“I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not diminish the light of my face.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and their depression did not cast down the light of my countenance.
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
If I smiled at them, they couldn’t believe it; they were thrilled at the light of my countenance.
I smiled on them; they couldn’t believe it. They never showed me disfavor.
When I joked with them, they couldn’t believe it; and they never darkened the light on my face.
and the smile on my face renewed everyone's hopes.
[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance.
If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on earth.
I smiled at them, and they could hardly believe it. My smile made them feel better.
They were surprised when I smiled at them. My smile made them happy.
When I laughed with them, they did not believe it. In the light from my face, they were never downcast.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and the light of my face they did not cast down.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and the light of my face they did not cast down.
I smiled at them when they ·doubted [L had no confidence], and ·my approval was important to them [L they did not frown at the light of my countenance].
If I laughed on them, they believed it not: neither did they cause the light of my countenance to fall.
When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it, but the expression on my face did not change.
I smiled on them when they had lost confidence; my cheerful face encouraged them.
If I smiled at them, they couldn’t believe it; they were thrilled at the light of my countenance.
I smiled at them when they doubted. And my approval was important to them.
I smiled at them when they had no confidence, and no one could discourage me.
If I laughed at them, they did not believe it; and they did not cast down the light of my countenance.
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
I laughed with them as they could not believe it, And the light of my face they did not cast down.
I smiled for them when they had no confidence in anything, and they did not extinguish the light of my face.
When they were discouraged, I smiled and that encouraged them and lightened their spirits.
“Men and women listened when I spoke, hung expectantly on my every word. After I spoke, they’d be quiet, taking it all in. They welcomed my counsel like spring rain, drinking it all in. When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it; their faces lit up, their troubles took wing! I was their leader, establishing the mood and setting the pace by which they lived. Where I led, they followed.”
If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, and the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it, but the expression on my face did not change.
When I smiled on them they could not believe it; they would not let the light of my face be dimmed.
I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not look at my kindness ungraciously.
“I smiled on them when they did not believe, And the light of my face they did not cast down.
“When I smiled at them, they were filled with gratitude, and they were clearly strengthened because of the way I treated them.
I smiled at them when they doubted, and my approval was important to them.
If I smiled at them, they hardly believed it; and they did not cause the light of my face to darken.
When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it. The light of my face lifted their spirits.
When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.
When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.
If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, And the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
I looked at them with joy when they were not sure of themselves, and the light of my face gave them comfort.
When they were discouraged, I smiled at them. My look of approval was precious to them.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not extinguish.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not extinguish.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not extinguish.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and the light of my countenance they did not extinguish.
I smiled on them when they did not believe; and the ohr of my countenance they did not cast down.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
When I joked with them, they hardly believed it; they did not cause the light of my face to fall.
I smiled upon them when their confidence flagged, and they took comfort in my beaming face.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.
If any time I laughed to them, they believed not; and the light of my cheer, that is, the gladness of my face, felled not down into the earth. (When I smiled on them, they took heart; and the light of my face, that is, the cheerfulness in my face towards them, encouraged them.)
I laugh unto them -- they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.
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