New King James Version
Job 29:5
5When the Almighty was yet with me, When 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;
- New International Version (NIV)when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
- English Standard Version (ESV)when the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were all 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 upon my head, And when by His light I walked through darkness; 4Just as I was in the days of my prime, When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent; When the Almighty was yet with me, When my children were around me; 6When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me! 7“When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square,
Read all of Job 29Job 29:5 word by word
בְּע֣וֹד שַׁ֭דַּי עִמָּדִ֑י סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י נְעָרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 29:5
- Job 23:3Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat!
- Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, ‘Destroy!’
- Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Judges 6:12And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!”
- Psalms 30:7Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled.
- Psalms 43:2For You are the God of my strength; Why do You cast me off? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
- Psalms 44:8In God we boast all day long, And praise Your name forever. Selah
- Jeremiah 14:8O the Hope of Israel, his Savior in time of trouble, Why should You be like a stranger in the land, And like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night?
- Matthew 9:15And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
- Job 1:2And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
- Job 42:13He also had seven sons and three daughters.
- Psalms 127:3Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table.
- Proverbs 17:6Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.
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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