God’s Word Translation
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 he made his lamp shine on my head, when I walked through the dark in his light. 4If only I were in the prime of my life ⌞again⌟, when God was an adviser in my tent. When the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, 6my steps were bathed in buttermilk, and the rocks poured streams of olive oil on me. 7When I went through 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 23:3“If only I knew where I could find God! I would go where he lives.
- Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your shelter, and his everlasting arms support you. He will force your enemies out of your way and tell you to destroy them.
- Joshua 1:9“I have commanded you, ‘Be strong and courageous! Don’t tremble or be terrified, because the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.’ ”
- Judges 6:12The Messenger of the Lord appeared to Gideon and said, “The Lord is with you, brave man.”
- Psalms 30:7O Lord, by your favor you have made my mountain stand firm. When you hid your face, I was terrified.
- Psalms 43:2You are my fortress, O God! Why have you rejected me? Why must I walk around in mourning while the enemy oppresses me?
- Psalms 44:8All day long we praise our God. We give thanks to you forever. Selah
- Jeremiah 14:8You are Israel’s hope, the one who saves it in times of trouble. Why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only one night?
- Matthew 9:15Jesus replied, “Can wedding guests be sad while the groom is still with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.
- Job 1:2He had seven sons and three daughters.
- Job 42:13He also had seven sons and three daughters.
- Psalms 127:3Children are an inheritance from the Lord. They are a reward from him.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine inside your home. Your children will be like young olive trees around your table.
- Proverbs 17:6Grandchildren are the crown of grandparents, and parents are the glory of their children.
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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