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

16If poor people needed help, I helped them like their father would do. I spoke on behalf of strangers to help them get justice. 17I destroyed the power of wicked people. I rescued the people that they had attacked. At that time, I thought, “I will live to be an old man. After a long life, I will die in my own home. 19My body is strong and well, like a tree that always has plenty of water. 20People will continue to give me honour. Each day I will have new strength.”

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 30:6When I was feeling safe and strong, I thought, ‘Nothing can ever destroy me.’
• Jeremiah 22:23You live safely in beautiful houses that are made from Lebanon's cedar wood. But when I punish you, you will cry out with pain. You will feel pain like a woman who is having a baby.’
• Jeremiah 49:16You are proud people. You boast that you cause other people to be afraid of you. But your thoughts have deceived you. You live high up among the rocks, and on the tops of mountains. But I will bring you down from there, even if you are as high as an eagle's nest.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Obadiah 1:4You may be like a strong bird that flies high. And you may make your home in the highest places among the stars. But I will bring you down from there.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Habakkuk 2:9It will be very bad for anyone who cheats other people so that he can make his family rich. He thinks that his riches will make him safe. He thinks that he is too high up for any trouble to reach him.
• Job 5:26You will not die until you are old. You will grow with strength until you die, like crops that grow until the time of harvest.
• Job 42:16Job lived for 140 years after this. He was still alive when his grandchildren and their grandchildren were born.
• Psalms 91:16I will give to him a long life, so that he is happy. He will see that I have the power to save people.’
• Genesis 32:12But you have said, “I will give you many good things. I will give you so many descendants that nobody will be able to count them. They will be as many as the pieces of sand on the shore of the sea.” ’
• Genesis 41:49In this way, Joseph stored a lot of food. The food grains were as many as the sand by the sea! Joseph stopped counting how much food he had stored because there was too much food to 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

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