Christian Standard Bible
Job 29:18
18So I thought, “I will die in my own nest and multiply my days as the sand.
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, and I examined the case of the stranger. 17I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth. So I thought, “I will die in my own nest and multiply my days as the sand. 19My roots will have access to water, and the dew will rest on my branches all night. 20My whole being will be refreshed within me, and my bow will be renewed in my hand.”
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וָ֭אֹמַר עִם־קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַח֗וֹל אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 29:18
- Psalms 30:6When I was secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.”
- Jeremiah 22:23You residents of Lebanon, nestled among the cedars, how you will groan when pains come on you, agony like a woman in labor.
- Jeremiah 49:16As to the terror you cause, your arrogant heart has deceived you. You who live in the clefts of the rock, you who occupy the mountain summit, though you elevate your nest like the eagles, even from there I will bring you down. This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Obadiah 1:4Though you seem to soar like an eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down. This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Habakkuk 2:9Woe to him who dishonestly makes wealth for his house to place his nest on high, to escape the grasp of disaster!
- Job 5:26You will approach the grave in full vigor, as a stack of sheaves is gathered in its season.
- Job 42:16Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
- Psalms 91:16I will satisfy him with a long life and show him my salvation.
- Genesis 32:12You have said, ‘I will cause you to prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to be counted.’”
- Genesis 41:49So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance — like the sand of the sea — that he stopped measuring it because it was beyond measure.
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
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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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