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Job is the most penetrating treatment of suffering, divine justice, and epistemological humility in the Hebrew Bible. Its probable date is pre-Mosaic (patriarchal setting), making it one of the oldest compositions in Scripture.
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- Primary Witness Text: Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle; When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me; When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. My glory was fresh i...
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Job is the most penetrating treatment of suffering, divine justice, and epistemological humility in the Hebrew Bible. Its probable date is pre-Mosaic (patriarchal setting), making it one of the oldest compositions in Scripture.
Job's friends represent the dominant ancient Near Eastern theodicy: suffering = sin. God's answer from the whirlwind (chs. 38-41) does not explain the suffering but confronts Job with the staggering scale and wisdom of the creation — demanding the creature's epistemological humility before the Creator. Job 19:25-27 ("I know that my Redeemer lives") stands as the OT's most personal resurrection confession.
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Job 29:1
Hebrew
וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃vayosef-'iyvov-she'et-meshalvo-vayo'mar
KJV: Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
AKJV: Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
ASV: And Job again took up his parable, and said,
YLT: And Job addeth to lift up his simile, and saith: --
Exposition: Job 29:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:2
Hebrew
מִֽי־יִתְּנֵנִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶדֶם כִּימֵי אֱלוֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃miy-yiteneniy-kheyarechey-qedem-khiymey-'elvoha-yishemereniy
KJV: Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
AKJV: Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
ASV: Oh that I were as in the months of old,
YLT: Who doth make me as in months past, As in the days of God's preserving me?
Commentary WitnessJob 29:2Quoted commentary witness
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Job 29:2
Verse 2 O that I were as in months past - Job seems here to make an apology for his complaints, by taking a view of his former prosperity, which was very great, but was now entirely at an end. He shows that it was not removed because of any bad use he had made of it; and describes how he behaved himself before God and man, and how much, for justice, benevolence, and mercy, he was esteemed and honored by the wise and good. Preserved me - Kept, guarded, and watched over me.
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Job 29:2
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- Kept
Exposition: Job 29:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:3
Hebrew
בְּהִלּוֹ נֵרוֹ עֲלֵי רֹאשִׁי לְאוֹרוֹ אֵלֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃vehilvo-nervo-'aley-ro'shiy-le'vorvo-'elekhe-choshekhe
KJV: When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
AKJV: When his candle shined on my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
ASV: When his lamp shined upon my head,
YLT: In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, By His light I walk through darkness.
Commentary WitnessJob 29:3Quoted commentary witness
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Job 29:3
Verse 3 When his candle shined upon my head - Alluding most probably to the custom of illuminating festival or assembly rooms by lamps pendant from the ceiling. These shone literally on the heads of the guests. By his light I walked through darkness - His light - prosperity and peace - continued to illuminate my way. If adversity came, I had always the light of God to direct me. Almost all the nations of the world have represented their great men as having a nimbus or Divine glory about their heads, which not only signified the honor they had, but was also an emblem of the inspiration of the Almighty.
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Job 29:3
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- Almighty
Exposition: Job 29:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:4
Hebrew
כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיִיתִי בִּימֵי חָרְפִּי בְּסוֹד אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵי אָהֳלִֽי׃kha'asher-hayiytiy-viymey-charefiy-vesvod-'elvoha-'aley-'aholiy
KJV: As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
AKJV: As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was on my tabernacle;
ASV: As I was in the ripeness of my days,
YLT: As I have been in days of my maturity, And the counsel of God upon my tent.
Commentary WitnessJob 29:4Quoted commentary witness
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Job 29:4
Verse 4 The days of my youth - The original word rather means in the days of my winter, חרפי charpi, from חרף charaph, "to strip or make bare." Mr. Harmer supposes the rainy season is intended, when the fields, etc., parched up by long drought, are revived by the plentiful showers. Mr. Good thinks the word as found in the Arabic, which means top or summit, and which he translates perfection, is that which should be preferred. Others think the autumnal state is meant, when he was loaded with prosperity, as the trees are with ripe fruit. The secret of God was upon my tabernacle - בסוד אלוה besod Eloah, "the secret assembly of God," meaning probably the same thing that is spoken of in the beginning of this book, the sons of God, the devout people, presenting themselves before God. It is not unlikely that such a secret assembly of God Job had in his own house; where he tells us, in the next verse, "The Almighty was with him, and his children were about him." Mr. Good translates differently: When God fortified my tent over me; supposing that the Hebrew סוד sod is the Arabic sud, "a barrier or fortification." Either will make a good sense.
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Job 29:4
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- Mr
- Arabic
- Eloah
Exposition: Job 29:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:5
Hebrew
בְּעוֹד שַׁדַּי עִמָּדִי סְבִיבוֹתַי נְעָרָֽי׃ve'vod-shaday-'imadiy-seviyvvotay-ne'aray
KJV: When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
AKJV: When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
ASV: When the Almighty was yet with me,
YLT: When yet the Mighty One is with me. Round about me--my young ones,
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Job 29:5
Job 29:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Job 29:5
Exposition: Job 29:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:6
Hebrew
בִּרְחֹץ הֲלִיכַי בְּחֵמָה וְצוּר יָצוּק עִמָּדִי פַּלְגֵי־שָֽׁמֶן׃virechotz-haliykhay-vechemah-vetzvr-yatzvq-'imadiy-falegey-shamen
KJV: When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
AKJV: When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
ASV: When my steps were washed with butter,
YLT: When washing my goings with butter, And the firm rock is with me rivulets of oil.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Job 29:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Job 29:6
Job 29:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Job 29:6
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- Job 29:6
Exposition: Job 29:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:7
Hebrew
בְּצֵאתִי שַׁעַר עֲלֵי־קָרֶת בָּרְחוֹב אָכִין מוֹשָׁבִֽי׃vetze'tiy-sha'ar-'aley-qaret-varechvov-'akhiyn-mvoshaviy
KJV: When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
AKJV: When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
ASV: When I went forth to the gate unto the city,
YLT: When I go out to the gate by the city, In a broad place I prepare my seat.
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Job 29:7
Verse 7 When I went out to the gate - Courts of justice were held at the gates or entrances of the cities of the East; and Job, being an emir, was supreme magistrate: and here he speaks of his going to the gate to administer justice. I prepared my seat in the street - I administered judgment openly, in the most public manner, and none could say that I, in any case, perverted justice. Mr. Good translates: - "As I went forth the city rejoiced at me, as I took my seat abroad."
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Job 29:7
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- East
- Job
- Mr
Exposition: Job 29:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:8
Hebrew
רָאוּנִי נְעָרִים וְנֶחְבָּאוּ וִֽישִׁישִׁים קָמוּ עָמָֽדוּ׃ra'vniy-ne'ariym-venecheva'v-viyshiyshiym-qamv-'amadv
KJV: The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
AKJV: The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
ASV: The young men saw me and hid themselves,
YLT: Seen me have youths, and they, been hidden, And the aged have risen--they stood up.
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Job 29:8
Verse 8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves - From all classes of persons I had the most marked respect. The Young, through modesty and bashfulness, shrunk back, and were afraid to meet the eye of their prince; and the Aged rose from their seats when I entered the place of judgment. These were the elders of the people, who also sat with the judge, and assisted in all legal cases.
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Job 29:8
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- The Young
Exposition: Job 29:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:9
Hebrew
שָׂרִים עָצְרוּ בְמִלִּים וְכַף יָשִׂימוּ לְפִיהֶֽם׃shariym-'atzerv-vemiliym-vekhaf-yashiymv-lefiyhem
KJV: The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
AKJV: The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
ASV: The princes refrained from talking,
YLT: Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.
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Job 29:9
Verse 9 The princes refrained talking - They never ventured an opinion in opposition to mine; so fully were they persuaded of the justice and integrity of my decision.
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Exposition: Job 29:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:10
Hebrew
קוֹל־נְגִידִים נֶחְבָּאוּ וּלְשׁוֹנָם לְחִכָּם דָּבֵֽקָה׃qvol-negiydiym-necheva'v-vleshvonam-lechikham-daveqah
KJV: The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
AKJV: The nobles held their peace, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
ASV: The voice of the nobles was hushed,
YLT: The voice of leaders hath been hidden, And their tongue to the palate hath cleaved.
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Job 29:10
Verse 10 The nobles held their peace - Princes שרים sarim, and Nobles, נגידים negidim, must have been two different classes of the great men of Idumea. שר sar, Prince, director, or ruler, was probably the head of a township, or what we would call a magistrate of a particular district. נגיד nagid, a Noble, or one of those who had the privilege of standing before, or in the presence of, the chief ruler. The participle נגד neged is frequently used to signify before, in the presence of, publicly, openly. And on this account, it is most likely that the noun means one of those nobles or counsellors who were always admitted to the royal presence. Mr. Good thinks that renowned speakers or eminent orators are meant: and others have embraced the same opinion. Job here intimates that his judgment was so sound, his decisions so accredited, and his reasoning power so great, that every person paid him the utmost deference.
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Job 29:10
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- Nobles
- Idumea
- Prince
- Noble
- Mr
Exposition: Job 29:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:11
Hebrew
כִּי אֹזֶן שָׁמְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵנִי וְעַיִן רָאֲתָה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃khiy-'ozen-shame'ah-vate'ashereniy-ve'ayin-ra'atah-vate'iydeniy
KJV: When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
AKJV: When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
ASV: For when the ear heardme, then it blessed me;
YLT: For the ear heard, and declareth me happy, And the eye hath seen, and testifieth to me.
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Job 29:11
Verse 11 When the ear heard me - This and the six following verses present us with a fine exhibition of a man full of benevolence and charity, acting up to the highest dictates of those principles, and rendering the miserable of all descriptions happy, by the constant exercise of his unconfined philanthropy.
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Exposition: Job 29:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:12
Hebrew
כִּֽי־אֲמַלֵּט עָנִי מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְיָתוֹם וְֽלֹא־עֹזֵר לֽוֹ׃khiy-'amalet-'aniy-meshave'a-veyatvom-velo'-'ozer-lvo
KJV: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
AKJV: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
ASV: Because I delivered the poor that cried,
YLT: For I deliver the afflicted who is crying, And the fatherless who hath no helper.
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Verse 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried - This appears to be intended as a refutation of the charges produced by Eliphaz, Job 22:5-10, to confute which Job appeals to facts, and to public testimony.
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Job 29:12
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- Job 22:5-10
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Eliphaz
Exposition: Job 29:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:13
Hebrew
בִּרְכַּת אֹבֵד עָלַי תָּבֹא וְלֵב אַלְמָנָה אַרְנִֽן׃virekhat-'oved-'alay-tavo'-velev-'alemanah-'arenin
KJV: The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
AKJV: The blessing of him that was ready to perish came on me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
ASV: The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me;
YLT: The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Job 29:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Job 29:13
Job 29:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Job 29:13
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Job 29:13
Exposition: Job 29:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:14
Hebrew
צֶדֶק לָבַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי כִּֽמְעִיל וְצָנִיף מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃tzedeq-lavashetiy-vayilevasheniy-khime'iyl-vetzaniyf-mishefatiy
KJV: I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
AKJV: I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
ASV: I put on righteousness, and it clothed me:
YLT: Righteousness I have put on, and it clotheth me, As a robe and a diadem my justice.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Job 29:14Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Job 29:14
Job 29:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Job 29:14
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Job 29:14
Exposition: Job 29:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:15
Hebrew
עֵינַיִם הָיִיתִי לַֽעִוֵּר וְרַגְלַיִם לַפִּסֵּחַ אָֽנִי׃'eynayim-hayiytiy-la'iver-veragelayim-lafisecha-'aniy
KJV: I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
AKJV: I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
ASV: I was eyes to the blind,
YLT: Eyes I have been to the blind, And feet to the lame am I.
Commentary WitnessJob 29:15Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Job 29:15
Verse 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame - Alluding probably to the difficulty of travelling in the Arabian deserts. I was eyes to the blind - those who did not know the way, I furnished with guides. I was feet to the lame - those who were worn out, and incapable of walking, I set forward on my camels, etc.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Job 29:15
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Exposition: Job 29:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:16
Hebrew
אָב אָנֹכִֽי לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִים וְרִב לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃'av-'anokhiy-la'eveyvoniym-veriv-lo'-yada'etiy-'echeqerehv
KJV: I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
AKJV: I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
ASV: I was a father to the needy:
YLT: A father I am to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.
Commentary WitnessJob 29:16Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Job 29:16
Verse 16 The cause which I knew not I searched out - When any thing difficult occurred, I did not give it a slight consideration; I examined it to the bottom, whatever pain, time, and trouble it cost me, that I might not pronounce a hasty judgment.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Job 29:16
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Exposition: Job 29:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:17
Hebrew
וָֽאֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּעוֹת עַוָּל וּמִשִּׁנָּיו אַשְׁלִיךְ טָֽרֶף׃va'ashaverah-metale'vot-'aval-vmishinayv-'asheliykhe-taref
KJV: And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
AKJV: And I broke the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
ASV: And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous,
YLT: And I break the jaw-teeth of the perverse, And from his teeth I cast away prey.
Commentary WitnessJob 29:17Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Job 29:17
Verse 17 I brake the jaws of the wicked - A metaphor taken from hunting. A beast of prey had entered into the fold, and carried off a sheep. "The huntsman comes, assails the wicked beast, breaks his jaws, and delivers the spoil out of his teeth. See the case 1Sam 17:34-37 (note).
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Job 29:17
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- 1Sam 17:34-37
Exposition: Job 29:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:18
Hebrew
וָאֹמַר עִם־קִנִּי אֶגְוָע וְכַחוֹל אַרְבֶּה יָמִֽים׃va'omar-'im-qiniy-'egeva'-vekhachvol-'areveh-yamiym
KJV: Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
AKJV: Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
ASV: Then I said, I shall die in my nest,
YLT: And I say, `With my nest I expire, And as the sand I multiply days.'
Commentary WitnessJob 29:18Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Job 29:18
Verse 18 I 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.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Job 29:18
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Exposition: Job 29:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:19
Hebrew
שָׁרְשִׁי פָתוּחַ אֱלֵי־מָיִם וְטַל יָלִין בִּקְצִירֽ͏ִי׃shareshiy-fatvcha-'eley-mayim-vetal-yaliyn-viqetziyriy
KJV: My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
AKJV: My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night on my branch.
ASV: My root is spread out to the waters,
YLT: My root is open unto the waters, And dew doth lodge on my branch.
Commentary WitnessJob 29:19Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Job 29:19
Verse 19 My root was spread out by the waters - A metaphor taken from a healthy tree growing beside a rivulet where there is plenty of water; which in consequence flourishes in all seasons; its leaf does not wither, nor its fruit fall off. See Psa 1:3; Jer 17:8.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Job 29:19
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Jer 17:8
Exposition: Job 29:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:20
Hebrew
כְּבוֹדִי חָדָשׁ עִמָּדִי וְקַשְׁתִּי בְּיָדִי תַחֲלִֽיף׃khevvodiy-chadash-'imadiy-veqashetiy-veyadiy-tachaliyf
KJV: My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
AKJV: My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
ASV: My glory is fresh in me,
YLT: My honour is fresh with me, And my bow in my hand is renewed.
Commentary WitnessJob 29:20Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Job 29:20
Verse 20 My 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.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Job 29:20
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Exposition: Job 29:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:21
Hebrew
לִֽי־שָׁמְעוּ וְיִחֵלּוּ וְיִדְּמוּ לְמוֹ עֲצָתִֽי׃liy-shame'v-veyichelv-veyidemv-lemvo-'atzatiy
KJV: Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
AKJV: To me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
ASV: Unto me men gave ear, and waited,
YLT: To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Job 29:21Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Job 29:21
Job 29:21 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Job 29:21
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Job 29:21
Exposition: Job 29:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:22
Hebrew
אַחֲרֵי דְבָרִי לֹא יִשְׁנוּ וְעָלֵימוֹ תִּטֹּף מִלָּתִֽי׃'acharey-devariy-lo'-yishenv-ve'aleymvo-titof-milatiy
KJV: After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
AKJV: After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped on them.
ASV: After my words they spake not again;
YLT: After my word they change not, And on them doth my speech drop,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Job 29:22Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Job 29:22
Job 29:22 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Job 29:22
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Job 29:22
Exposition: Job 29:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:23
Hebrew
וְיִֽחֲלוּ כַמָּטָר לִי וּפִיהֶם פָּעֲרוּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃veyichalv-khamatar-liy-vfiyhem-fa'arv-lemaleqvosh
KJV: And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
AKJV: And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
ASV: And they waited for me as for the rain;
YLT: And they wait as for rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide As for the latter rain.
Commentary WitnessJob 29:23Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Job 29:23
Verse 23 They waited for me as for the rain - The idea continued. They longed as much to hear me speak, to receive my counsel and my decisions, as the thirsty land does for refreshing waters. They opened their mouth wide - A metaphor taken from ground chapped with long drought. The latter rain - The rain that falls a little before harvest, in order to fill and perfect the grain. The former rain is that which falls about seed-time, or in spring, in order to impregnate and swell the seed, and moisten the earth to produce its nourishment.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Job 29:23
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Exposition: Job 29:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:24
Hebrew
אֶשְׂחַק אֲלֵהֶם לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ וְאוֹר פָּנַי לֹא יַפִּילֽוּן׃'eshechaq-'alehem-lo'-ya'amiynv-ve'vor-fanay-lo'-yafiylvn
KJV: If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
AKJV: If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
ASV: I smiled on them, when they had no confidence;
YLT: I laugh unto them--they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.
Commentary WitnessJob 29:24Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Job 29:24
Verse 24 I laughed on them, they believed it not - Similar to that expression in the Gospel, Luk 24:41 : And while they believed not for joy, and wondered, he said - . Our version is sufficiently perspicuous, and gives the true sense of the original, only it should be read in the indicative and not in the subjunctive mood: I laughed on them - they believed it not. We have a similar phrase: The news was too good to be true. The light of my countenance - This evidence of my benevolence and regard. A smile is, metaphorically, the light of the countenance. They cast not down - They gave me no occasion to change my sentiments or feelings towards them. I could still smile upon them, and they were then worthy of my approbation. Their change he refers to in the beginning of the next chapter.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Job 29:24
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Gospel
Exposition: Job 29:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Job 29:25
Hebrew
אֶֽבֲחַר דַּרְכָּם וְאֵשֵׁב רֹאשׁ וְאֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶלֶךְ בַּגְּדוּד כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲבֵלִים יְנַחֵֽם׃'evachar-darekham-ve'eshev-ro'sh-ve'eshekhvon-khemelekhe-vagedvd-kha'asher-'aveliym-yenachem
KJV: I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
AKJV: I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelled as a king in the army, as one that comforts the mourners.
ASV: I chose out their way, and sataschief,
YLT: I choose their way, and sit head, And I dwell as a king in a troop, When mourners he doth comfort.
Commentary WitnessJob 29:25Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Job 29:25
Verse 25 I chose out their way, and sat chief - as a king in the army - I cannot see, with some learned men, that our version of the original is wrong. I have not seen it mended, and I am sure I cannot improve it. The whole verse seems to me to point out Job in his civil, military, and domestic life. As supreme magistrate he chose out their way, adjusted their differences, and sat chief, presiding in all their civil assemblies. As captain general he dwelt as a king in the midst of his troops, preserving order and discipline, and seeing that his fellow soldiers were provided with requisites for their warfare, and the necessaries of life. As a man he did not think himself superior to the meanest offices in domestic life, to relieve or support his fellow creatures; he went about comforting the mourners - visiting the sick and afflicted, and ministering to their wants, and seeing that the wounded were properly attended. Noble Job! Look at him, ye nobles of the earth, ye lieutenants of counties, ye generals of armies, and ye lords of provinces. Look at Job! Imitate his active benevolence, and be healthy and happy. Be as guardian angels in your particular districts, blessing all by your example and your bounty. Send your hunting horses to the plough, your game cocks to the dunghill; and at last live like men and Christians.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Job 29:25
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Ovid
- Christians
Exposition: Job 29:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Citation trailOpen the commentary counts, references, and named sources.
Scholarly apparatus
Commentary citation index
This chapter now surfaces commentary as quoted witness material with an explicit citation trail. The index below gathers the canonical references and named authorities detected inside the commentary layer for faster academic review.
Direct commentary witnesses
19
Generated editorial witnesses
6
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- Job 29:1-6
- Job 29:7
- Job 29:8
- Job 29:9
- Job 29:10
- Job 29:11-17
- Job 29:18-25
- Job 29:1
- Job 29:2
- Job 29:3
- Job 29:4
- Job 29:5
- Job 29:6
- Job 29:11
- Job 22:5-10
- Job 29:12
- Job 29:13
- Job 29:14
- Job 29:15
- Job 29:16
- 1Sam 17:34-37
- Job 29:17
- Job 29:18
- Jer 17:8
- Job 29:19
- Job 29:20
- Job 29:21
- Job 29:22
- Job 29:23
- Job 29:24
- Job 29:25
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Kept
- Almighty
- Mr
- Arabic
- Eloah
- East
- Job
- The Young
- Nobles
- Idumea
- Prince
- Noble
- Eliphaz
- Gospel
- Ovid
- Christians
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Genesis
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Exodus
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Leviticus
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Numbers
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Joshua
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Judges
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Ruth
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1 Samuel
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Esther
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Job
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Psalms
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Proverbs
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Song of Solomon
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Isaiah
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Lamentations
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Ezekiel
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Daniel
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Hosea
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Joel
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Amos
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Jonah
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Micah
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Nahum
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Zephaniah
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Haggai
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Zechariah
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Malachi
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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Acts
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Romans
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1 Corinthians
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2 Corinthians
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Galatians
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Ephesians
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Philippians
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Colossians
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1 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
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2 Timothy
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Titus
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Philemon
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Hebrews
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James
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1 Peter
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2 Peter
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1 John
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Jude
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Job 29:1
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Job 29:1
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