Job 29:19
My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
In Context
18And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days.
20My glory shall always be renewed, and my bow in my hand shall be repaired.
Cross References
Job 18:16Let his roots be dried up beneath, and his harvest destroyed above.
Jeremiah 17:8And he shall be as a tree that is planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots towards moisture: and it shall not fear when the heat cometh. And the leaf thereof shall be green, and in the time of drought it shall not be solicitous, neither shall it cease at any time to bring forth fruit.
Matthew Henry on Job 29:19-25
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 fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. 21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them. 23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. 24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not;… Read the whole commentary →