Job 29:23
And they wait as [for] rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide [As] for the latter rain.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
In Context
22After my word they change not, And on them doth my speech drop,
24I laugh unto them — they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.
Cross References
Jeremiah 5:24And they have not said in their heart, 'Let us fear, we pray you, Jehovah our God, who is giving rain, The sprinkling and the gathered, in its season, The appointed weeks of harvest He keepeth for us.'
Zechariah 10:1They asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain [in] showers He doth give to them. To each — the herb in the field.
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 →