Job 29:19
שָׁרְשִׁי פָתוּחַ אֱלֵי ־ מָיִם וְטַל יָלִין בִּקְצִירִֽי ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
In Context
18וָאֹמַר עִם ־ קִנִּי אֶגְוָע וְכַחוֹל אַרְבֶּה יָמִֽים ׃
20כְּבוֹדִי חָדָשׁ עִמָּדִי וְקַשְׁתִּי בְּיָדִי תַחֲלִֽיף ׃
Cross References
Job 18:16מִתַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁיו יִבָשׁוּ וּמִמַּעַל יִמַּל קְצִירֽוֹ ׃
Jeremiah 17:8וְהָיָה כְּעֵץ ׀ שָׁתוּל עַל ־ מַיִם וְעַל ־ יוּבַל יְשַׁלַּח שָֽׁרָשָׁיו וְלֹא ירא כִּֽי ־ יָבֹא חֹם וְהָיָה עָלֵהוּ רַֽעֲנָן וּבִשְׁנַת בַּצֹּרֶת לֹא יִדְאָג וְלֹא יָמִישׁ מֵעֲשׂוֹת פֶּֽרִי ׃
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 →