Job 29:20
Mine honour, shall be young again with me, and, my bow, in my hand, be renewed.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
In Context
19My root, is laid open to the waters, and, the dew, shall lodge for the night in my boughs;
21To me, men hearkened, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel;
Cross References
Genesis 45:13As soon as ye have told my father all my honour in Egypt, and all that ye have seen, so soon shall ye hasten and bring down my father hither.
Job 19:9My glory—from off me, hath he stripped, and hath removed the crown of my head;
Psalms 3:3But, thou, Yahweh, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
Psalms 103:5Who satisfieth, with good, thine age, Thy youth, reneweth itself like an eagle.
2 Corinthians 4:16Wherefore we faint not, but, even if, our outer man, is decaying, nevertheless, our inner [man], is renewing 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 →