Job 3:12
Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?
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the knees.

Genesis 30:3
Then she said, "Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, and she will bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family."

Genesis 50:23
He saw Ephraim's sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph's knees.

Isaiah 66:12
For this is what the LORD says: I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees.

Ezekiel 16:4, 5
On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Why did the knees receive me, And why the breasts, that I should suck?

King James Bible
Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why did the knees receive me, and why were there breasts for me to nurse?

International Standard Version
Why was there a lap to hold me, and why were there breasts to nurse me?

NET Bible
Why did the knees welcome me, and why were there two breasts that I might nurse at them?
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