Job 29:18

Job 29:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest, And multiply my days as the sand.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“I thought, ‘Surely I will die surrounded by my family after a long, good life.

Context of Job 29:18

16I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger. 17I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth. “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand. 19My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches. 20My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.’

Job 29:18 word by word

וָ֭אֹמַר עִם־קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַח֗וֹל אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I shall dieגָּוַעgâva‛ · to dieH1478
• in my nestקֵןqên · nestH7064
• and I shall multiplyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• as the sandחוֹלchôl · sandH2344

Cross-references for Job 29:18

• Psalms 30:6When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.”
• Jeremiah 22:23You who live in ‘Lebanon,’ who are nestled in cedar buildings, how you will groan when pangs come upon you, pain like that of a woman in labor!
• Jeremiah 49:16The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks, who occupy the heights of the hill. Though you build your nest as high as the eagle’s, from there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.
• Obadiah 1:4Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.
• Habakkuk 2:9“Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!
• Job 5:26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.
• Job 42:16After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
• Psalms 91:16With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
• Genesis 32:12But you have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.’ ”
• Genesis 41:49Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.

Commentaries on Job 29:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18I shall die in my nest - As I endeavored to live soberly and temperately, fearing God, and departing from evil, endeavoring to promote the welfare of all around me, it was natural for me to conclude that I should live long, be very prosperous, and see my posterity multiply as the sands on the seashore.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Then I said - So prosperous was I, and so permanent seemed my sources of happiness. I saw no reason why all this should not continue, and why the same respect and honor should not attend me to the grave. I shall die in my nest - I shall remain where I am, and in my present comforts, while I live. I shall then die surrounded by my family and friends, and encompassed with honors. A “nest” is an image of quietness, harmlessness, and comfort. So Spenser…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. 18and multiply my days as the sand (literally after I have counted my days like sand): Job believed the length of his years showed God's blessing. This was similar to the numerous people descended from Abraham or the abundance of supplies Joseph had in Egypt (Genesis 15:5; 32:12; Genesis 41:49).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. I said--in my heart (Psa 30:6). in--rather, "with my nest"; as the second clause refers to long life. Instead of my family dying before me, as now, I shall live so long as to die with them: proverbial for long life. Job did realize his hope (Job 42:16). However, in the bosom of my family, gives a good sense (Nu 24:21; Ob 4). Use "nest" for a secure dwelling. sand--(Ge 22:17; Ha 1:9). But the Septuagint and Vulgate, and Jewish interpreters, favor the…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 29:18

• Confidence
• Security

In the dictionaries

• Aged
• Chief
• Ready
• Job, Book of
• Nest
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Sand

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