God’s Word Translation
Job 29:7
7When I went through the city gate and took my seat in the town square,
Job 29:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
- New International Version (NIV)“When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
- English Standard Version (ESV)When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square,
Context of Job 29:7
5When 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. When I went through the city gate and took my seat in the town square, 8young men saw me and kept out of sight. Old men stood up straight out of respect ⌞for me⌟. 9Princes held back ⌞their⌟ words and put their hands over their mouths.
Read all of Job 29Job 29:7 word by word
בְּצֵ֣אתִי שַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי־קָ֑רֶת בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב אָכִ֥ין מוֹשָׁבִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 29:7
- Deuteronomy 16:18Appoint judges and officers for your tribes in every city that the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people fairly.
- Deuteronomy 21:19His father and mother must take him to the leaders of the city at the city gate.
- Ruth 4:1Boaz went to the city gate and sat there. Just then, the relative about whom he had spoken was passing by. Boaz said, “Please come over here and sit, my friend.” So the man came over and sat down.
- Zechariah 8:16You must do these things: Speak the truth to each other. Give correct and fair verdicts for peace in your courts.
Commentaries on Job 29:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7When I went out to the gate - Courts of justice were held at the gates or entrances of the cities of the East; and Job, being an emir, was supreme magistrate: and here he speaks of his going to the gate to administer justice. I prepared my seat in the street - I administered judgment openly, in the most public manner, and none could say that I, in any case, perverted justice. Mr. Good translates: - "As I went forth the city rejoiced at me, as I took my…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7When I went out to the gate - The “gate” of a city was a place of public concourse, and where courts were usually held. Job speaks here as a magistrate, and of the time when he went forth to sit as a judge, to try causes. When I prepared my seat in the street - That is, to sit as a judge. The seat or tribunal was placed in the street, in the open air, before the gate of the city, where great numbers might be convened, and hear and see justice done. The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-17Verses 7-17 All sorts of people paid respect to Job, not only for the dignity of his rank, but for his personal merit, his prudence, integrity, and good management. Happy the men who are blessed with such gifts as these! They have great opportunities of honouring God and doing good, but have great need to watch against pride. Happy the people who are blessed with such men! it is a token for good to them. Here we see what Job valued himself by, in the day…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The city gate served as the town's administrative center (see Ruth 4:1–2, 11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-107-10. The great influence Job had over young and old, and noblemen. through ... street!--rather, When I went out of my house, in the country (see Job 1:1, prologue) to the gate (ascending), up to the city (which was on elevated ground), and when I prepared my (judicial) seat in the market place. The market place was the place of judgment, at the gate or propylæa of the city, such as is found in the remains of Nineveh and Persepolis (Is 59:14; Psa 55:11…Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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