Job 29:24
I laugh unto them — they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
In Context
23And they wait as [for] rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide [As] for the latter rain.
25I choose their way, and sit head, And I dwell as a king in a troop, When mourners he doth comfort.
Cross References
Psalms 4:6Many are saying, 'Who doth show us good?' Lift on us the light of Thy face, O Jehovah,
Psalms 126:1A Song of the Ascents. In Jehovah's turning back [to] the captivity of Zion, We have been as dreamers.
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 →