Christian Standard Bible
Job 29:5
5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
Job 29:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
- New International Version (NIV)when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
- English Standard Version (ESV)when the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were all around me,
- New King James Version (NKJV)When the Almighty was yet with me, When my children were around me;
Context of Job 29:5
3when his lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by his light! 4I would be as I was in the days of my youth when God’s friendship rested on my tent, when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, 6when my feet were bathed in curds and the rock poured out streams of oil for me! 7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,
Read all of Job 29Job 29:5 word by word
בְּע֣וֹד שַׁ֭דַּי עִמָּדִ֑י סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י נְעָרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 29:5
- Job 23:3If only I knew how to find him, so that I could go to his throne.
- Deuteronomy 33:27The God of old is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you and commands, “Destroy!”
- Joshua 1:9Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Judges 6:12Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “The Lord is with you, valiant warrior.”
- Psalms 30:7Lord, when you showed your favor, you made me stand like a strong mountain; when you hid your face, I was terrified.
- Psalms 43:2For you are the God of my refuge. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
- Psalms 44:8We boast in God all day long; we will praise your name forever.Selah
- Jeremiah 14:8Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of distress, why are you like a resident alien in the land, like a traveler stopping only for the night?
- Matthew 9:15Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests be sad while the groom is with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
- Job 1:2He had seven sons and three daughters.
- Job 42:13He also had seven sons and three daughters.
- Psalms 127:3Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, offspring, a reward.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house, your children, like young olive trees around your table.
- Proverbs 17:6Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of children is their fathers.
Commentaries on Job 29:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5When the Almighty was yet with me - Job regarded God as withdrawn from him. He now looked back with deep interest to the time when he dwelt with him.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. 1-25Job 29:1-25. 1. Job pauses for a reply. None being made, he proceeds to illustrate the mysteriousness of God's dealings, as set forth (Job 28:1-28) by his own case.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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