Job 29:3

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 parable, and said, 2Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me; When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness; 4As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent; 5When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me;

Job 29:3 word by word

בְּהִלּ֣וֹ נֵ֭רוֹ עֲלֵ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑י לְ֝אוֹרוֹ אֵ֣לֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Read the interlinear

• lampנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822

Cross-references for Job 29:3

• Job 18:6The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp above him shall be put out.
• Job 21:17How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? ThatGod distributeth sorrows in his anger?
• Psalms 18:28For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
• Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
• Proverbs 20:20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
• Proverbs 24:20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
• Job 22:28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.
• Psalms 4:6Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
• Psalms 23:4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
• Psalms 27:1Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
• Psalms 84:11For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
• Isaiah 2:4And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
• John 8:12Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.
• John 12:46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.
• Ephesians 5:8for ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of 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

Topics related to Job 29:3

• God

In the dictionaries

• Aged
• Candle
• Chief
• Ready
• Job, Book of
• Shine

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