Job 29:20
My glory will ever be new with me, and my bow will acquire fresh strength in my hand.”
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
In Context
19My root will stand open for the water, and the dew will lodge on my boughs.
21Unto me men listened, and waited, and watched in silence for my counsel
Cross References
Genesis 45:13And ye shall tell my father of all my honor in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall hasten and bring down my father hither.
Job 19:9My glory hath he stripped from me, and removed the crown of my head.
Psalms 3:3(3:4) But thou, O Lord, art a shield around me, my glory, and he that lifteth up my head.
Psalms 103:5Who satisfieth with happiness thy spirit, so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's [plumage].
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 →