Job 29:20
My glory is fresh with me, And my bow gathereth strength in my hand.”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
In Context
19My root is spread abroad to the waters, And the dew abideth on my branches.
21To me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
Cross References
Job 19:9He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.
Psalms 3:3But thou, O LORD! art my shield, My glory, and the lifter-up of my head.
Psalms 103:5Who satisfieth thine old age with good, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
2 Corinthians 4:16For which cause we are not faint-hearted; but though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
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 →