Job 29:6

Job 29:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
• New International Version (NIV)when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
• English Standard Version (ESV)when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
• New King James Version (NKJV)When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me!

Context of Job 29:6

4I was strong and well. God was my friend and he protected my home. 5At that time, Almighty God was still with me. My children were near me. I got plenty of milk from my cows, so that my life was easy. My olive trees gave me lots of oil. 7I would go to the gate of the city, and sit there as one of the leaders. 8When young men saw me, they would move to the side. Even the old men would stand up to respect me.

Job 29:6 word by word

בִּרְחֹ֣ץ הֲלִיכַ֣י בְּחֵמָ֑ה וְצ֥וּר יָצ֥וּק עִ֝מָּדִ֗י פַּלְגֵי־שָֽׁמֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When I washedרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• my stepsהָלִיךְhâlîyk · stepH1978
• with butterחֵמָהchem'âh chêmâh · heatH2529
• and the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• poured me outצוּקtsûq · to pourH6694
• riversפֶּ֫לֶגpeleg · streamH6388
• of oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081

Cross-references for Job 29:6

• Job 20:17He will never enjoy the good things that the earth provides. He will not enjoy the honey and milk which pours out like rivers of water.
• Genesis 49:11Judah will tie his young donkey to a vine. It will be a vine that has the best grapes. He will wash his clothes in the red wine that is made from those grapes.
• Deuteronomy 32:13The Lord helped them to travel over the high places in the land. He fed them with food from the fields. He made them strong with honey from the rocks. He gave them olive oil from trees in ground with many stones.
• Deuteronomy 33:24I pray this for the tribe of Asher: May the Lord bless Asher's tribe more than the other tribes. May their brothers be pleased with them. May Asher's people be rich enough to wash their feet in olive oil.
• Psalms 81:16‘But I would feed you, my people, with the best wheat. I would give you plenty of honey from the rock, for you to eat and be full.’

Commentaries on Job 29:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Washed my steps with butter - See the note on Job 20:17.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6When I washed my steps with butter - On the word rendered “butter,” see the notes at Isaiah 7:15. It properly means curdled milk. Umbreit renders it, Sahne; cream. Noyes, milk, and so Wemyss. The Septuagint, “When my ways flowed with butter” - ́ͅ bouturō So Coverdale, “When my ways ran over with butter.” Herder, “And where I went a stream of milk flowed on.” The sense may be, that cream or butter was so plenty that he was able to make use of it for the…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. 66. butter--rather, "cream," literally, "thick milk." Wherever I turned my steps, the richest milk and oil flowed in to me abundantly. Image from pastoral life. When I washed my steps--Literal washing of the feet in milk is not meant, as the second clause shows; Margin, "with me," that is, "near" my path, wherever I walked (De 32:13). Olives amidst rocks yield the best oil. Oil in the East is used for food, light, anointing, and medicine.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 29:6

• Oil
• Petroleum
• Rock

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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