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Job 29:3
3When His lamp shone upon my head And by His light I walked through darkness;
Job 29:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
- New International Version (NIV)when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
- English Standard Version (ESV)when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
- New King James Version (NKJV)When His lamp shone upon my head, And when by His light I walked through darkness;
Context of Job 29:3
1And Job again took up his discussion and said, 2“Oh, that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me, When His lamp shone upon my head And by His light I walked through darkness; 4As I was in the prime of my days, When the friendship and counsel of God were over my tent, 5When the Almighty was still with me And my boys were around me,
Read all of Job 29Job 29:3 word by word
בְּהִלּ֣וֹ נֵ֭רוֹ עֲלֵ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑י לְ֝אוֹרוֹ אֵ֣לֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 29:3
- Job 18:6The light will be dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him will be put out.
- Job 21:17“How often [then] is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, And that their disaster falls on them? Does God distribute pain and destruction and sorrow [to them] in His anger?
- Psalms 18:28For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine; The Lord my God illumines my darkness.
- Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous [within him—grows brighter and] rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked [is a temporary light and] goes out.
- Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp [of life] will be extinguished in time of darkness.
- Proverbs 24:20For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
- Job 22:28You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And the light [of God’s favor] will shine upon your ways.
- Psalms 4:6Many are saying, “Oh, that we might see some good!” Lift up the light of Your face upon us, O Lord.
- Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.
- Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation— Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the refuge and fortress of my life— Whom shall I dread?
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
- Isaiah 2:4And He will judge between the nations, And will mediate [disputes] for many peoples; And they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up the sword against nation, And never again will they learn war.
- John 8:12Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, “I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
- John 12:46I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes and trusts in Me [as Savior—all those who anchor their hope in Me and rely on the truth of My message] will not continue to live in darkness.
- Ephesians 5:8For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [live as those who are native-born to the Light]
Commentaries on Job 29:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3When his candle shined upon my head - Alluding most probably to the custom of illuminating festival or assembly rooms by lamps pendant from the ceiling. These shone literally on the heads of the guests. By his light I walked through darkness - His light - prosperity and peace - continued to illuminate my way. If adversity came, I had always the light of God to direct me. Almost all the nations of the world have represented their great men as having a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3When his candle shined upon my head - Margin, or, “lamp;” compare notes Job 18:6. It was remarked in the note on that place, that it was common to have lamps or lights always burning in a house or tent. When Job speaks of the lamps shining “on his head,” the allusion is probably to the custom of suspending a lamp from the ceiling - a custom which prevails among the wealthy Arabs. “Scott.” Virgil speaks of a similar thing in the palace of Dido: - Dependent…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25Job compares his past happiness, honor, and wealth with his current loss of social dignity and divine friendship (chapters 29 and 30). He ends his speech with broad vows of innocence (chapter 31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. candle--when His favor shone on me (see on Job 18:6 and Psa 18:28). darkness--By His safeguard I passed secure through dangers. Perhaps alluding to the lights carried before caravans in nightly travels through deserts [Noyes].Read the comment
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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
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