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Job 29

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 29 of 42

1 ¶ And Job continued the lifting up of his parable, and said:

2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God watched over me;

3 when His lamp shone on my head, when I walked through darkness by His light;

4 as I was in the days of my harvest, when the counsel of God was over my tent;

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Chapter Summary

Job tells of his former prosperity and honor.

Key Hebrew Words

חָרְפִּ֑ harvest-time H2779 · TWOT 750a
שָׁרְשִׁ֣ root H8328 · TWOT 2471a
חֹֽשֶׁךְ darkness H2822 · TWOT 769a
נְגִידִ֥ים leader H5057 · TWOT 1289b
עַוָּ֑ל unjust H5767 · TWOT 1580c

People & Context

Job Reminisces About His Past Prosperity

Job longs for the past months when God's lamp shone on his head. He recalls washing his steps in curds while the young hid in reverence and nobles fel…

Job's Record of Justice and Benevolence

Job recalls his past acts of righteousness: delivering the afflicted, being a father to the poor, acting as eyes to the blind, and breaking the fangs …

Timeline

Job Reminisces About His Past Prosperity

Job longs for the past months when God's lamp shone on his head. He recalls washing his steps in curds while the young hid in reverence and nobles fell silent in his presence at the city gate.

Job 29:1-10
Job's Record of Justice and Benevolence

Job recalls his past acts of righteousness: delivering the afflicted, being a father to the poor, acting as eyes to the blind, and breaking the fangs of the perverse. People waited silently for his highly respected counsel.

Job 29:11-25

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