New International Version
Job 29:5
5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
Job 29:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about 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;
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Almighty was still with me, and my children were around me.
Context of Job 29:5
3when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness! 4Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house, when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, 6when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil. 7“When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
Read all of Job 29Job 29:5 word by word
בְּע֣וֹד שַׁ֭דַּי עִמָּדִ֑י סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י נְעָרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 29:5
- Job 23:3If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling!
- Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, ‘Destroy them!’
- Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
- Judges 6:12When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”
- Psalms 30:7Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
- Psalms 43:2You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
- Psalms 44:8In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever.
- Jeremiah 14:8You who are the hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night?
- Matthew 9:15Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
- Job 1:2He had seven sons and three daughters,
- Job 42:13And he also had seven sons and three daughters.
- Psalms 127:3Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
- Proverbs 17:6Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
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
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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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