Job 29:3
29:3 When his {a} candle shined upon my head, [and when] by his
light I walked [through] {b} darkness;
(a) When I felt his favour.
(b) I was free from affliction.
Job 29:4
29:4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the {c} secret of
God [was] upon my tabernacle;
(c) That is, seemed by evident tokens to be more present
with me.
Job 29:6
29:6 When I washed my steps {d} with butter, and the rock poured
me out rivers of oil;
(d) By these comparisons he declares the great prosperity
that he was in, so that he had no opportunity to be
such a sinner as they accused him.
Job 29:8
29:8 The young men saw me, and {e} hid themselves: and the aged
arose, [and] stood up.
(e) Being ashamed of their lightness and afraid of my
gravity.
Job 29:9
29:9 The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on
their {f} mouth.
(f) Acknowledging my wisdom.
Job 29:11
29:11 When the {g} ear heard [me], then it blessed me; and when
the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me:
(g) All that heard me, praised me.
Job 29:12
29:12 Because I delivered the {i} poor that cried, and the
fatherless, and [him that had] none to help him.
(i) Because his adversaries did so much charge him with
wickedness, he is compelled to render account of his
life.
Job 29:13
29:13 {k} The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon
me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
(k) That is, I helped him who was in distress, and so he
had cause to praise me.
Job 29:14
29:14 I put on {l} righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment
[was] as a robe and a diadem.
(l) I delighted to do justice, as others did to wear
costly apparel.
Job 29:18
29:18 Then I said, I shall die in my {m} nest, and I shall
multiply [my] days as the sand.
(m) That is, at home in my bed without all trouble and
unquietness.
Job 29:19
29:19 My root [was] {n} spread out by the waters, and the dew
lay all night upon my branch.
(n) My happiness increases.
Job 29:22
29:22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech {o}
dropped upon them.
(o) That is, was pleasant to them.
Job 29:23
29:23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened
their mouth wide {p} [as] for the latter rain.
(p) As the dry ground thirsts for the rain.
Job 29:24
29:24 [If] I {q} laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and
the light of my countenance they {r} cast not down.
(q) That is, they thought it not to be a rest, or they did
not think that I would condescend to them.
(r) They were afraid to offend me and cause me to be
angry.
Job 29:25
29:25 I chose out {s} their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a
king in the army, as one [that] comforteth the mourners.
(s) I had them at commandment.
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