Job 29:6
When my ways were moistened with butter, 1 And the mountains flowed for me with milk. 1
Updated 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, 1 And my children were about me; 1
7When I went forth early in the city, 1 And the seat was placed for me in the streets. 1
Cross References
Genesis 49:11Binding his foal to the vine, 1 And the foal of his ass to the branch of it, 1 He shall wash his robe in wine, 1 And his garment in the blood of the grape. 1
Deuteronomy 33:24And to Asher he said, 1 Asher is blessed with children; 1 And he shall be acceptable to his brethren: 1 He shall dip his foot in oil. 1
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 →