“ My glory was freshe in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. ”
My 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 probab...
Job 29. Job's Former Happy Days. Job 29:1-6 . Job longs that he might once again live as of old under God's favour. In Job 29:4 secret means intimacy ( cf. Psalms 25:14 ). Job 29:7-10 ....
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. My glory was fresh in me - My vegetative power was great; my glory - my splendid blossom, large and mellow fruit, was always in season,...
My bow was renewed in my hand— Gained strength in my hand. The word ףּתחלי tachliph, rendered renewed denotes all change, whether from worse to better, or the contrary. See Isaiah 40:31 . Hea...
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. My renown, like my bodily health, was continually fresh. Bow - metaphor from war, for My strength, which gains me 'renown,' was...
Job's Past Greatness and Happiness Job mournfully recalls the days of God's favour, and the prosperity and honour he once enjoyed. In this chapter we have the picture of a great and worthy chiefta...
XXIV. AS A PRINCE BEFORE THE KING Job 29:1-25 ; Job 30:1-31 ; Job 31:1-40 Job SPEAKS FROM the pain and desolation to which he has become inured as a pitiable second state of existence, Job...
the Bitter Memory of the Happy Past Job 29:1-25 How many thousands, looking back on the beautiful dawn of life which has become overcast, have uttered the thought of the opening words of this c...
Job now moved a step forward in his reply. He was still without a solution. That of his friends he utterly repudiated. In order to prepare the way for the utterance of a solemn oath of innocence, he...
(18) В¶ Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. (19) My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. (20) My glory was fresh in...
My glory [was] ,.... "Is" or "shall be"; fresh in me ; or "new" g; renewed day by day, having fresh additions made unto it; which was true of Job's temporal honour from among men; as a prince and...
My glory [was] fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. Ver. 20. My glory was fresh in me ] i.e. I had daily new accessions to mine honours; and I was herein like a bay tree, that is alwa...
My root was spread out by the waters I was like a tree, whose root, spreading out itself by the waters, receives continual moisture and nourishment from the earth, so that it is in no danger of wit...
JOB'S PAST GREATNESS In this chapter Job dwells upon the honour and dignity that had been his in the past. While he was sincere in what he said, and no doubt spoke truthfully, yet there is far too...
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. 19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. 20 My glory was...
My glory was fresh; the reputation which I had gained by my just and virtuous life was not decaying, but growing, and every day augmented with the accession of new honours. In me, Heb. with me ....
JOB’S RETROSPECT Takes a calm retrospective view of his past experience and life. Thus disproves the suspicions and accusations of his friends, and shows that his complaints were sufficiently we...
Job 29:3 . When his candle shined upon my head; that is, when the light of his countenance shone upon me, in every form of patriarchal prosperity. This figure seems to be borrowed from the lights...
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. Freshness The text tells us of the renown of Job, and of the way in which the providence of God continued to maintain the glory of h...
EXPOSITION Job 29:1-18 From these deep musings upon the nature of true wisdom, and the contrast between the ingenuity and cleverness of man and the infinite knowledge of God, Job turns to a...
Job Speaks of his Benevolence and the Honor Accorded Him
2 Corinthians 4:16 ; Genesis 45:13 ; Genesis 49:24 ; Isaiah 40:31 ; Job 19:9 ; Job 29:14 ; Psalms 103:5 ; Psalms 3:3
Glory — My reputation was growing every day. Bow — My strength which is signified by a bow, Genesis 49:24 ; 1 Samuel 2:4 , because in ancient times the bow and arrows were the principal instrumen...