Job 29:5

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 His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness; 4As I was in the prime of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent; When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were around me; 6When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil! 7When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the square,

Job 29:5 word by word

בְּע֣וֹד שַׁ֭דַּי עִמָּדִ֑י סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י נְעָרָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• was yetעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• my childrenנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• were aroundסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for Job 29:5

• Job 23:3Oh that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat!
• Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is a dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; And He drove out the enemy from before you, And said, ‘Destroy!’
• Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
• Judges 6:12The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O valiant warrior.”
• Psalms 30:7O Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
• Psalms 43:2For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
• Psalms 44:8In God we have boasted all day long, And we will give thanks to Your name forever. Selah.
• Jeremiah 14:8O Hope of Israel, Its Savior in time of distress, Why are You like a stranger in the land Or like a traveler who has pitched his tent for the night?
• Matthew 9:15And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
• Job 1:2Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
• Job 42:13He had seven sons and three daughters.
• Psalms 127:3Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
• Psalms 128:3Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within your house, Your children like olive plants Around your table.
• Proverbs 17:6Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers.

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

Topics related to Job 29:5

• God

In the dictionaries

• Aged
• Chief
• Ready
• Child; Children
• Job, Book of

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