Job 29:20

Job 29:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
• New International Version (NIV)My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)my glory fresh with me, and my bow ever new in my hand.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)My glory is fresh within me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.’

Context of Job 29:20

18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. 19My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. 21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

Job 29:20 word by word

כְּ֭בוֹדִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּיָדִ֥י תַחֲלִֽיף׃Read the interlinear

• My gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• freshחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
• in meעִמָּדִי‛immâd · with meH5978
• and my bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• was renewedחָלַףchâlaph · to passH2498
• in my handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Job 29:20

• Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
• Job 19:9He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
• Genesis 45:13And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
• Psalms 3:3But thou, O Yhwh, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
• Genesis 49:24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
• Psalms 103:5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
• Isaiah 40:31But they that wait upon Yhwh shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
• 2 Corinthians 4:16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Commentaries on Job 29:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20My glory was fresh in me - My vegetative power was great; my glory - my splendid blossom, large and mellow fruit, was always in season, and in every season. My bow was renewed - I was never without means to accomplish all my wishes. I had prosperity everywhere.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20My glory was fresh in me - Margin, “new.” “As we say, the man shall not overlive himself.” Umbreit. The idea is, that he was not exhausted; he continued in vigor and strength. The image is probably taken from that suggested in the previous verse - from a tree, whose beauty and vigor were continued by the waters, and by the dew that lay on its branches. And my bow - An emblem of vigor and strength. The ancients fought with the bow, and hence, a man who was…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. 2020. My renown, like my bodily health, was continually fresh. bow--Metaphor from war, for, my strength, which gains me "renown," was ever renewed (Jr 49:35).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 29:20

• Bow

In the dictionaries

• Aged
• Chief
• Ready
• Fresh
• Glory
• Job, Book of
• Proverbs, the Book of
• bow and arrow, a bow

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