Job 29:20

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.’
• New King James Version (NKJV)My glory is fresh within me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)New honors are constantly bestowed on me, and my strength is continually renewed.’

Context of Job 29:20

18Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand, 19my roots spread out to the waters, with the dew all night on my branches, my glory fresh with me, and my bow ever new in my hand.' 21"Men listened to me and waited and kept silence for my counsel. 22After I spoke they did not speak again, and my word dropped upon them.

Job 29:20 word by word

כְּ֭בוֹדִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּיָדִ֥י תַחֲלִֽיף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• freshחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
• in meעִמָּדִי‛immâd · with meH5978
• and my bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• was renewedחָלַףchâlaph · to passH2498
• in my handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Job 29:20

• Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.
• Job 19:9He has stripped from me my glory and taken the crown from my head.
• Genesis 45:13You must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here."
• Psalms 3:3But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
• Genesis 49:24yet his bow remained unmoved; his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (from there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
• Psalms 103:5who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
• Isaiah 40:31but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
• 2 Corinthians 4:16So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by 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

Topics related to Job 29:20

• Bow

In the dictionaries

• Aged
• Chief
• Ready
• Fresh
• Glory
• Job, Book of
• Proverbs, the Book of
• bow and arrow, a bow

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