Job 29:6
when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
In Context
5When I was very fruitful, and my children were about me;
7When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.
Cross References
Genesis 49:11Binding his foal to the vine, and the foal of his ass to the branch of it, he shall wash his robe in wine, and his garment in the blood of the grape.
Deuteronomy 33:24And to Aser he said, Aser is blessed with children; and he shall be acceptable to his brethren: he shall dip his foot in oil.
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 →