when I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil!
When my steps [through rich pastures] were washed with butter and cream [from my livestock], And the rock poured out for me streams of oil [from my olive groves].
When my steps [through rich pasturage] were washed with butter and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
when my feet were bathed in curds and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
when my feet were bathed in curds and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
when my steps were washed with cream and a rock poured out pools of oil for me.
my steps were awash in butter, and the rocks poured out for me streams of olive oil.
My herds gave enough milk to bathe my feet, and from my olive harvest flowed rivers of oil. *
When my steps were bathed in milk, and the rock poured out beside me rivers of oil! …
When I washed my feet with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil?
Life was so good that I washed my feet in cream and had plenty of the finest oils.
I got plenty of milk from my cows, so that my life was easy. My olive trees gave me lots of oil.
when my footsteps were washed in cream, and a rock poured out streams of oil for me,
when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
It was as if my ·path [or steps] were covered with ·cream [or butter] and the rocks poured out olive oil for me [C representing his earlier prosperity; 1:1–5].
when I washed my paths with butter, and when the rock poured me out rivers of oil:
my steps were bathed in buttermilk, and the rocks poured streams of olive oil on me.
My cows and goats gave plenty of milk, and my olive trees grew in the rockiest soil.
when my feet were bathed in cream and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
Life was so good. It was as if my path were covered with cream. It was as if even the rocks poured out streams of olive oil for me.
I was successful wherever I went, and even the rocks poured out streams of olive oil for me.”
when I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
when I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
when my paths were washed in sour milk, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me.
when my projects prospered and even the rock poured out streams of olive oil to me!
Job now resumed his response: “Oh, how I long for the good old days, when God took such very good care of me. He always held a lamp before me and I walked through the dark by its light. Oh, how I miss those golden years when God’s friendship graced my home, When the Mighty One was still by my side and my children were all around me, When everything was going my way, and nothing seemed too difficult.
when my steps were bathed in butter, and the rock poured out rivers of oil for me!
my steps were bathed in buttermilk, and the rocks poured streams of olive oil on me.
When my footsteps were bathed in cream, and the rock flowed with streams of oil.
When my steps were bathed in cream, And the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
My feet were bathed in milk, and the rocks poured forth streams of oil for me.
It was as if my path were covered with cream and the rocks poured out olive oil for me.
when my steps were bathed with butter and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil!
The path in front of me was like sweet cream. It was as if the rock poured out olive oil for me.
when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me!
My path was washed with milk, and the rock poured out rivers of oil for me.
My steps were awash in cream, and the rocks gushed olive oil for me.
when my steps were washed with milk, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
when my steps were washed with milk, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
when my steps were washed with milk, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
when my steps were washed with milk and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
When I washed my steps with khemah, and the tzur poured me out streams of shemen;
“when I washed my paths with butter, and when the rock poured out rivers of oil for me.
when my steps were washed with milk, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
when my steps were washed with milk, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
when my steps were bathed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil.
When my steps were bathed in milk and the rock poured out rivers of olive oil, showering my body,
when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
when I washed my feet in butter, and the stone shedded out to me the streams of oil; [(when I washed my feet with butter, and the stone poured out for me rivers of oil;)]
When washing my goings with butter, And the firm rock [is] with me rivulets of oil.
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