Job 29:3
As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
In Context
2Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!
4As when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house.
Cross References
Job 18:6His light shall be darkness in his habitation, and his lamp shall be put out with him.
Job 22:28And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.
Psalms 23:4He that is innocent in his hands and pure in his heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully + 23:4 Or, against.to his neighbour.
Psalms 84:11Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Proverbs 13:9a Crafty souls go astray in sins: but just men pity, and are merciful.
Matthew Henry on Job 29:2-7
Former Prosperity of Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; 3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; 4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle; 5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me; 6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; Losers may have leave to speak, and… Read the whole commentary →