Job 29:17-19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 And I broke the jaws of the wicked man;
from his teeth I forced the prey.
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.
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.
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