Job 29:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. ”

Job 29:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If I laughed on them they believed it not - There is considerable variety in the interpretation of this member of the verse. Dr. Good renders it, “I smiled upon them, and they were gay.” Herder,...
Job 29:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

[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 condesce...
Job 29:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 ....
Job 29:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. I laughed on them, they believed it not - Similar to that expression in the Gospel, Luke 24:41 :...
Job 29:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

If I laughed on them, &c.— If I was merry with them, they could scarce contain themselves; yet dropped they not their reverence for me. The word rendered they could scarce contain themselves...
Job 29:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. When I relaxed from my wonted gravity (a virtue much esteemed in the East), and smiled on them,...
Job 29:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Job 29:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

If I laughed on them. — That is, “They would not believe that I could be so affable to them, could so condescend to them — they looked up to me with the greatest deference.”
Job 29:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Job 29:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 29:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Job 29:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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...
Job 29:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not ,.... Not that he at any time laughed at them, by way of derision; but when in a cheerful frame of mind, or in a merry mood, he used freedom and famili...
Job 29:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 29:24 [If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. Ver. 24. If I laughed on them, they believed it not ] They took it for a great favou...
Job 29:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

If I laughed on them That is, carried myself familiarly and pleasantly with them; they believed it not It was so acceptable to them to see me well pleased with them, and cheerful among them, that...
Job 29:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Job 29:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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...
Job 29:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

If I laughed on them, or sported or jested with them, i.e. carried myself familiarly and pleasantly with them. They believed it not; it was so acceptable to them to see me well-pleased with them,...
Job 29:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 29:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Job 29:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 29:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job Speaks of his Benevolence and the Honor Accorded Him
Job 29:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 45:26 ; Luke 24:41 ; Psalms 126:1 ; Psalms 4:6 ; Psalms 89:15
Job 29:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Laughed — Carried myself so familiarly with them, that they could scarce believe their eyes and ears. Cast not down — They were cautious not to give me any occasion to change my countenance towards...

Job 29:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 29:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Job 29:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 29:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 29:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Job 29:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 29:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 29:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Job 29:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Job 29:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 29:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 29:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 29:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 29:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 29:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 29:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 29:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 29:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 29:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 29:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 29:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 29:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 29:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 29:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes