Job 29:4
Oh, that I were as I was in the ripeness of my days 1 when the friendship of God was on my tent, 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
In Context
3when his lamp shined on my head, 1 and when I walked through darkness by his light. 1
5when the Almighty was yet with me, 1 and my children were around me, 1
Cross References
Job 1:10Have you not put a barrier around him, around his house, and around all that is his from every side? You have blessed the deeds of his hands, and his cattle have burst forth in the land.
Psalms 25:14The friendship of Yahweh is for those who honor him, 1 and he makes his covenant known to them. 1
Psalms 91:1He who lives in the shelter of the Most High 1 will stay in the shadow of the Almighty. 1
Colossians 3:3For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
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 →