Hosea 6:3; Psalms 72:6; Zechariah 10:1
And they waited for me as for the rain - That is, as the dry and thirsty earth waits for the rain. This is a continuation of the beautiful image...
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. 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 in...
as for the rain: i.e. the early rain, which is sometimes so late as to cause anxiety.
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. They waited for me as for the rain - The idea cont...
They waited for me as for the rain— Among the Egyptians, the heavens pouring down rain or dew, was a hieroglyphic of learning and instruction. See...
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. Image of Job 29:22 continued. They waited f...
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...
The latter rain ] the spring rains as contrasted with those of the autumn.
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 in...
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...
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 fo...
(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...
And they waited for me as for the rain ,.... The former rain, as appears by the following clause, which fell in autumn, about October, after seedtim...
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain. Ver. 23. And they waited for me as for the rain...
Unto me men gave ear When I spake all men gave me the greatest attention, and my word was a law to them; and waited and kept silence , &c. Exp...
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, a...
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...
As for the rain; as the earth or the husbandman waiteth for the rain, to wit, the former rain, of which see Deuteronomy 11:14 , because the lat...
JOB’S RETROSPECT Takes a calm retrospective view of his past experience and life. Thus disproves the suspicions and accusations of his friends,...
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....
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...
Job Speaks of his Benevolence and the Honor Accorded Him
And they waited for me as for the rain, to have his counsel come to them as such a gentle shower; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter...
23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.