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.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)my glory fresh with me, and my bow ever new in my hand.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)My glory is fresh within me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.’

Context of Job 29:20

18Then I thought, ‘I will die with my family, And I will multiply my days as the sand. 19My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies on my branch all night. My glory is ever new with me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.’ 21“To me they listened and waited, And they kept silent for my advice. 22After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them.

Job 29:20 word by word

כְּ֭בוֹדִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּיָדִ֥י תַחֲלִֽיף׃Read the interlinear

• newחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
• bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• is 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 headband.
• Job 19:9He has stripped my honor from me And removed the crown from my head.
• Genesis 45:13Now you must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and all that you have seen; and you must hurry and bring my father down here.”
• Psalms 3:3But You, Lord, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
• Genesis 49:24But his bow remained firm, And his arms were agile, From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
• Psalms 103:5Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
• Isaiah 40:31Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
• 2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person 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