Job 29:18

Job 29:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
• New International Version (NIV)“I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest, And multiply my days as the sand.

Context of Job 29:18

16I was a father to the needy; I investigated the case I did not know [and assured justice]. 17And I smashed the jaws of the wicked And snatched the prey from his teeth. Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand. 19My root is spread out and open to the waters, And the dew lies all night upon my branch. 20My glory and honor are fresh in me [being constantly renewed], And my bow gains [ever] new strength in my hand.’

Job 29:18 word by word

וָ֭אֹמַר עִם־קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַח֗וֹל אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I shall dieגָּוַעgâva‛ · to dieH1478
• in my nestקֵןqên · nestH7064
• and I shall multiplyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• as the sandחוֹלchôl · sandH2344

Cross-references for Job 29:18

• Psalms 30:6As for me, in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.”
• Jeremiah 22:23O inhabitant of [Jerusalem, whose palaces are made from the cedars of] Lebanon, You who nest in the cedars, How you will groan and how miserable you will be when pains come on you, Pain like a woman in childbirth!
• Jeremiah 49:16As for Your terror, The pride and arrogance of your heart have deceived you, O you who live in the clefts of the rock (Sela also called Petra), Who hold and occupy the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle’s, I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.
• Obadiah 1:4Though you build [your nest] on high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.
• Habakkuk 2:9“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing] To set his nest on high, That he may be rescued from the hand of evil.
• Job 5:26You will come to your grave in old age, Like the stacking of grain [on the threshing floor] in its season.
• Job 42:16After this, Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations.
• Psalms 91:16With a long life I will satisfy him And I will let him see My salvation.”
• Genesis 32:12And You [Lord] said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper and make your descendants as [numerous as] the sand of the sea, which is too great to be counted.’ ”
• Genesis 41:49Thus Joseph gathered and stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting it, for it could not be measured.

Commentaries on Job 29:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18I shall die in my nest - As I endeavored to live soberly and temperately, fearing God, and departing from evil, endeavoring to promote the welfare of all around me, it was natural for me to conclude that I should live long, be very prosperous, and see my posterity multiply as the sands on the seashore.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Then I said - So prosperous was I, and so permanent seemed my sources of happiness. I saw no reason why all this should not continue, and why the same respect and honor should not attend me to the grave. I shall die in my nest - I shall remain where I am, and in my present comforts, while I live. I shall then die surrounded by my family and friends, and encompassed with honors. A “nest” is an image of quietness, harmlessness, and comfort. So Spenser…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Being thus honoured and useful, Job had hoped to die in peace and honour, in a good old age. If such an expectation arise from lively faith in the providence and promise of God, it is well; but if from conceit of our own wisdom, and dependence on changeable, earthly things, it is ill grounded, and turns to sin. Every one that has the spirit of wisdom, has not the spirit of government; but Job had both. Yet he had the tenderness of a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18and multiply my days as the sand (literally after I have counted my days like sand): Job believed the length of his years showed God's blessing. This was similar to the numerous people descended from Abraham or the abundance of supplies Joseph had in Egypt (Genesis 15:5; 32:12; Genesis 41:49).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. I said--in my heart (Psa 30:6). in--rather, "with my nest"; as the second clause refers to long life. Instead of my family dying before me, as now, I shall live so long as to die with them: proverbial for long life. Job did realize his hope (Job 42:16). However, in the bosom of my family, gives a good sense (Nu 24:21; Ob 4). Use "nest" for a secure dwelling. sand--(Ge 22:17; Ha 1:9). But the Septuagint and Vulgate, and Jewish interpreters, favor the…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 29:18

• Confidence
• Security

In the dictionaries

• Aged
• Chief
• Ready
• Job, Book of
• Nest
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Sand

Commentaries on Job 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings