Job 29:22
After my word they do not change, || And my speech drops on them,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
In Context
21They have listened to me, || Indeed, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.
Cross References
Job 32:15(They have broken down, || They have not answered again, || They removed words from themselves.
Song of Solomon 4:11Your lips drop honey, O spouse, || Honey and milk [are] under your tongue, || And the fragrance of your garments || [Is] as the fragrance of Lebanon.
Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face the way of Teman, and prophesy to the south, and prophesy to the forest of the field—the south;
Micah 2:6You do not prophesy—they prophesy, || They do not prophesy to these, || It does not remove shame.
Matthew 22:46And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did any dare question Him from that day [on].
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 →