Job 29:2
Oh that I were as in months past, 1 as in the days when Eloah was shomer over me; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
In Context
1Moreover Iyov continued his mashal, 1 and said, 1
3When His ner (lamp) shined upon my rosh, 1 and when by His ohr I walked through choshech; 1
Cross References
Job 1:10Hast not Thou made a hedge + 1:10 of protection about him, and about his bais, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the ma'aseh (work) of his hands, and his possessions are increased in ha'aretz.
Psalms 37:28For Hashem loveth mishpat, 1 and forsaketh not His chasidim; 1 they are preserved l'olam; 1 but the zera resha'im shall be cut off. 1
Jude 1:1From Yehuda, eved (servant) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua/Yeshua and brother of Ya'akov; + 1:1 See Mt 13:55 To HaKeru'im (the Called Ones), beloved in Elokim HaAv and HaShemurim (the Guarded ones) for Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua.
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 →