Job 29:19
My root is open to the waters, || And dew lodges on my branch.
Literal Standard Version
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 say, I expire with my nest, || And I multiply days as the sand.
20My glory [is] fresh with me, || And my bow is renewed in my hand.
Cross References
Job 18:16From beneath his roots are dried up, || And from above his crop is cut off.
Jeremiah 17:8And has been as a tree planted by waters, || And he sends forth his roots by a stream, || And he does not see when heat comes, || And his leaf has been green, || And he is not sorrowful in a year of scarcity, || Nor does he cease from making 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 →