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Job 29:20
20People will continue to give me honour. Each day I will have new strength.”
Job 29:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
- New International Version (NIV)My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)my glory fresh with me, and my bow ever new in my hand.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)My glory is fresh within me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.’
Context of Job 29:20
18At 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. People will continue to give me honour. Each day I will have new strength.” 21People waited patiently to hear to my advice. They listened carefully to what I said. 22After I had spoken, they did not say any more. They listened to every word and they thought about it.
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כְּ֭בוֹדִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּיָדִ֥י תַחֲלִֽיף׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 29:20
- Job 29:14I always did what was right, like good clothes that I wore. I was fair and honest, like my coat and my hat.
- Job 19:9He has taken away my honour so that nobody respects me.
- Genesis 45:13Tell my father about the authority that I have here in Egypt. Tell him about everything that you have seen here. Then bring my father here quickly.’
- Psalms 3:3But Lord, you are like a shield for me. You are the one who gives me honour. You lift my head up high.
- Genesis 49:24But he will hold his own bow strongly. He will shoot his arrows well. The Mighty One of Jacob will give Joseph strength. God, who is Israel's Shepherd and Rock, will help him.
- Psalms 103:5He gives me many good things for my life here. So I become strong again, with the strength of a young eagle.
- Isaiah 40:31But people who wait for the Lord to help them will receive new strength. They will rise up high, as if they have the wings of eagles. They will run and they will not become tired. They will walk and they will not become weak.
- 2 Corinthians 4:16That is why we are not afraid to continue our work. Yes, our bodies are getting older and weaker. But our spirits are becoming stronger every day!
Commentaries on Job 29:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20My glory was fresh in me - My vegetative power was great; my glory - my splendid blossom, large and mellow fruit, was always in season, and in every season. My bow was renewed - I was never without means to accomplish all my wishes. I had prosperity everywhere.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20My glory was fresh in me - Margin, “new.” “As we say, the man shall not overlive himself.” Umbreit. The idea is, that he was not exhausted; he continued in vigor and strength. The image is probably taken from that suggested in the previous verse - from a tree, whose beauty and vigor were continued by the waters, and by the dew that lay on its branches. And my bow - An emblem of vigor and strength. The ancients fought with the bow, and hence, a man who was…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. 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. 2020. My renown, like my bodily health, was continually fresh. bow--Metaphor from war, for, my strength, which gains me "renown," was ever renewed (Jr 49:35).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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