Job 29:23
And they wait for me as [for] rain, || And they have opened wide their mouth || [As] for the spring rain.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
In Context
22After my word they do not change, || And my speech drops on them,
24I laugh at them—they give no credence, || And do not cause the light of my face to fall.
Cross References
Jeremiah 5:24And they have not said in their heart, || Now let us fear our God YHWH, who is giving rain, || The autumn rain and the spring rain, in its season, || He keeps the appointed weeks of harvest for us.
Zechariah 10:1They asked of YHWH rain || In a time of spring rain, || YHWH is making lightnings, || And He gives to them rain [in] showers. To each—the herb in the field.
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 →