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Job 29

New American Standard Bible 2020

Job’s Past Was Glorious

1JobH347 againH3254 tookH5375 upH5375 his 1discourseH4912 and saidH559,2“OhH4310H5414 thatH4310H5414 I were as in monthsH3391 goneH6924 byH6924, As in the daysH3117 when GodH433 2watchedH8104 over me;3When 3His lampH5216 shoneH1984 overH5921 my headH7218, And 4by His lightH216 I walkedH1980 through darknessH2822;4JustH3512 asH3512 I was in the daysH3117 of my youthH2779, When the 5protectionH5526 of GodH433 was overH5921 my tentH168;5When 6the AlmightyH7706 was stillH5750 with me, And my childrenH5288 were aroundH5439 me;6When my stepsH1978 were bathedH7364 in 7creamH2529, And the 8rockH6697 pouredH6694 outH6694 streamsH6388 of oilH8081 for me!7When I wentH3318 outH3318 to 9the gateH8179 of the cityH7176, When I 10tookH3559 my seatH4186 in the publicH7339 squareH7339,8The youngH5288 menH5288 sawH7200 me and hidH2244 themselves, And the oldH3453 menH3453 aroseH6965 and stoodH5975.9The leadersH8269 11stoppedH6113 talkingH4405 And 12putH7760 their handsH3709 on their mouthsH6310;10The voicesH6963 of the prominentH5057 peopleH5057 were 1314hushedH2244, And their 15tonguesH3956 stuckH1692 to their palatesH2441.11For when 16an earH241 heardH8085, it calledH833 me blessedH833, And when an eyeH5869 sawH7200, it testifiedH5749 inH5749 supportH5749 ofH5749 me,12BecauseH3588 I savedH4422 17the poorH6041 who criedH7768 forH7768 helpH7768, And the 18orphanH3490 who had noH3808 helperH5826.13The blessingH1293 of the one who 19was about to perishH6 cameH935 upon me, And I made the 20widow’sH490 heartH3820 singH7442 forH7442 joyH7442.14I 21putH3847 onH3847 righteousnessH6664, and it clothedH3847 me; My justiceH4941 was like a robeH4598 and a headbandH6797.15I was 22eyesH5869 to those who were blindH5787, And feetH7272 to those who 23couldH6455 notH6455 walkH6455.16I was a fatherH1 to 24the poorH34, And I investigatedH2713 the caseH7379 which I did not knowH3045.17I 25brokeH7665 the jawsH4973 of the wickedH5767 And rescuedH7993 the preyH2964 from his teethH8127.18Then I 26thoughtH559, ‘I will dieH1478 with my 27familyH7064, And I will multiplyH7235 my daysH3117 as the sandH2344.19My 28rootH8328 is spreadH6605 outH6605 to the watersH4325, And 29dewH2919 liesH3885 on my branchH7105 allH3885 nightH3885.20My gloryH3519 is ever newH2319 with me, And my 30bowH7198 is renewedH2498 in my handH3027.’

21“To me 31they listenedH8085 and waitedH3176, And they keptH1826 silentH1826 for my adviceH6098.22AfterH310 my wordsH1697 32they didH8138 not speak againH8138, And 33my speechH4405 droppedH5197 on them.23They waitedH3176 for me as for the rainH4306, And openedH6473 their mouthsH6310 as for the lateH4456 rainH4456.24I smiledH7832 at them when they did not believeH539, And they did not lookH5307 atH5307 34my kindnessH216H6440 ungraciouslyH5307.25I choseH977 a wayH1870 for them and satH3427 as 35chiefH7218, And livedH7931 as a kingH4428 among the troopsH1416, As one whoH3512 36comfortedH5162 the mournersH57.

Notes

  1. 1. Job 29:1 Num 23:7; 24:3; Job 13:12; 27:1 ↩
  2. 2. Job 29:2 Jer 31:28 ↩
  3. 3. Job 29:3 Job 18:6 ↩
  4. 4. Job 29:3 Job 11:17 ↩
  5. 5. Job 29:4 Job 15:8; Ps 25:14; Prov 3:32 ↩
  6. 6. Job 29:5 Heb Shaddai ↩
  7. 7. Job 29:6 Deut 32:14; Job 20:17 ↩
  8. 8. Job 29:6 Deut 32:13; Ps 81:16 ↩
  9. 9. Job 29:7 Job 31:21 ↩
  10. 10. Job 29:7 Lit set up ↩
  11. 11. Job 29:9 Job 29:21 ↩
  12. 12. Job 29:9 Job 21:5 ↩
  13. 13. Job 29:10 Lit hidden ↩
  14. 14. Job 29:10 Job 29:22 ↩
  15. 15. Job 29:10 Ps 137:6 ↩
  16. 16. Job 29:11 Job 4:3, 4 ↩
  17. 17. Job 29:12 Job 24:4, 9; 34:28; Ps 72:12; Prov 21:13 ↩
  18. 18. Job 29:12 Job 31:17, 21 ↩
  19. 19. Job 29:13 Job 31:19 ↩
  20. 20. Job 29:13 Job 22:9 ↩
  21. 21. Job 29:14 Job 27:5, 6; Ps 132:9; Is 59:17; 61:10; Eph 6:14 ↩
  22. 22. Job 29:15 Num 10:31 ↩
  23. 23. Job 29:15 Or limped ↩
  24. 24. Job 29:16 Job 24:4; Prov 29:7 ↩
  25. 25. Job 29:17 Ps 3:7 ↩
  26. 26. Job 29:18 Lit said ↩
  27. 27. Job 29:18 Lit nest ↩
  28. 28. Job 29:19 Jer 17:8 ↩
  29. 29. Job 29:19 Hos 14:5 ↩
  30. 30. Job 29:20 Gen 49:24; Ps 18:34 ↩
  31. 31. Job 29:21 Job 4:3; 29:9 ↩
  32. 32. Job 29:22 Job 29:10 ↩
  33. 33. Job 29:22 Deut 32:2 ↩
  34. 34. Job 29:24 Lit the light of my face ↩
  35. 35. Job 29:25 Job 1:3; 31:37 ↩
  36. 36. Job 29:25 Job 4:4; 16:5 ↩

Commentaries on Job 29

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