New English Translation
Job 29:19
19My roots reach the water, and the dew lies on my branches all night long.
Job 29:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
- New International Version (NIV)My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
- English Standard Version (ESV)my roots spread out to the waters, with the dew all night on my branches,
- New King James Version (NKJV)My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lies all night on my branch.
Context of Job 29:19
17I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop his prey from his teeth. 18“Then I thought, ‘I will die in my own home, my days as numerous as the grains of sand. My roots reach the water, and the dew lies on my branches all night long. 20My glory will always be fresh in me, and my bow ever new in my hand.’ 21“People listened to me and waited silently; they kept silent for my advice.
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שָׁרְשִׁ֣י פָת֣וּחַ אֱלֵי־מָ֑יִם וְ֝טַ֗ל יָלִ֥ין בִּקְצִירִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 29:19
- Job 18:16Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.
- Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.
- Jeremiah 17:8They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit.
- Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.
Commentaries on Job 29:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19My root was spread out by the waters - A metaphor taken from a healthy tree growing beside a rivulet where there is plenty of water; which in consequence flourishes in all seasons; its leaf does not wither, nor its fruit fall off. See Psalm 1:3; Jeremiah 17:8.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19My root was spread out by the waters - Margin, as the Hebrew, “opened.” The meaning is, that it was spread abroad or extended far, so that the moisture of the earth had free access to it; or it was like a tree planted near a stream, whose root ran down to the water. This is an image designed to denote great prosperity. In the East, such an image would be more striking than with us. Here green, large, and beautiful trees are so common as to excite little…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. 1919. Literally, "opened to the waters." Opposed to Job 18:16. Vigorous health.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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