Job 29:22
After my word they change not, And on them doth my speech drop,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
In Context
21To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.
23And they wait as [for] rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide [As] for the latter rain.
Cross References
Job 32:15(They have broken down, They have not answered again, They removed from themselves words.
Song of Solomon 4:11Thy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk [are] under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments [Is] as the fragrance of Lebanon.
Ezekiel 20:46Son of man, set thy face the way of Teman, and prophesy unto the south, and prophesy unto the forest of the field — the south;
Micah 2:6Ye do not prophesy — they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.
Matthew 22:46And no one was able to answer him a word, nor durst any from that day question him any more.
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 →