Job 29:8
The ne'arim saw me, and stepped aside, 1 and the aged arose, and stood up. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
In Context
7When I went out to the sha'ar through the city, 1 when I took my moshav in the rekhov! 1
9The sarim (nobles) refrained from talking, 1 and laid their hand on their mouth. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 16:31The silvery hair is an ateret tiferet; 1 it is found in the derech tzedakah. 1
Romans 13:3For rulers are not a cause of pachad (terror) to hitnahagut (conduct) that is of HaTov but HaRah. Do you want to be without pachad of memshalah (government)? Do HaTov, and you will have the commendation of the representative of the memshalah.
Titus 3:1Remind them to be V'NISHMA (obedient, and we will obey!) + 3:1 Ex 24:7 to sarim (rulers), to shiltonim (authorities), to be submissive, to be obedient, ready for every ma'aseh tov.
1 Peter 5:5Likewise, bochrim (young men), be submissive to the Zekenim (Elders) and clothe yourselves in the kaftan of anavah (humility) toward one another, because IM LALETZIM HU YALITZ V'LA'ANAYIM YITEN CHEN + 5:5 Prov 3:34 (Indeed Hashem scorns the scorners, but gives grace to the humble).
Matthew Henry on Job 29:8-18
7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! 8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. 9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. 10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 13 The… Read the whole commentary →