Job 29:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. 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 Psalms 1:3; Jeremiah 17:8.

Job 29:19

19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.