ヨブ記 29:18-25 JC

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 29:23

Job 29:23. They waited for me as for the rain— Among the Egyptians, the heavens pouring down rain or dew, was a hieroglyphic of learning and instruction. See Horapollo on Hieroglyph. l. 1. sect. 35 and Heath. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 29:24

Job 29:24. If I laughed on them, &c.— If I was merry with them, they could scarce contain themselves; yet dropped they not their reverence for me. The word rendered they could scarce contain themselves, signifies properly, to stand firm on the legs. The sense is, they could not refrain from bodily expressions of joy. The latter clause is rendered by Mr. Heath paraphrastically. It is literally, and they caused not the light of my countenance to fall. See Houb. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 29:25

Job 29:25. I chose out their way, &c.— But if, with them, I sought after serious things, I sat in the chief place: as a king when he cometh to comfort the mourners, so did I dwell in the midst of the company. Houb.; who makes this and the foregoing verse correspond to each other. Heath translates it very differently. If I chose to travel with them, I had the most honourable place: I pitched in tent also as a king among the troop; when he leadeth them to the plains. REFLECTIONS.—1st,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:18

18. I said—in my heart ( :-). in—rather, "with my nest"; as the second clause refers to long life. Instead of my family dying before me, as now, I shall live so long as to die with them: proverbial for long life. Job did realize his hope ( :-). However, in the bosom of my family, gives a good sense (Numbers 24:21; Obadiah 1:4). Use "nest" for a secure dwelling. sand— (Genesis 22:17; Habakkuk 1:9). But the Septuagint and Vulgate, and Jewish interpreters, favor the translation, "the phoelignix... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:19

19. Literally, "opened to the waters." Opposed to :-. Vigorous health. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:20

20. My renown, like my bodily health, was continually fresh. bow—Metaphor from war, for, my strength, which gains me "renown," was ever renewed (Jeremiah 49:35). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:21

21. Job reverts with peculiar pleasure to his former dignity in assemblies ( :-). read more

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:22

22. not again—did not contradict me. dropped—affected their minds, as the genial rain does the soil on which it gently drops (Amos 7:16; Deuteronomy 32:2; Song of Solomon 4:11). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:23

23. Image of :- continued. They waited for my salutary counsel, as the dry soil does for the refreshing rain. opened . . . mouth—panted for; Oriental image ( :-). The "early rain" is in autumn and onwards, while the seed is being sown. The "latter rain" is in March, and brings forward the harvest, which ripens in May or June. Between the early and latter rains, some rain falls, but not in such quantities as those rains. Between March and October no rain falls (Deuteronomy 11:14; James 5:7). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:24

24. When I relaxed from my wonted gravity (a virtue much esteemed in the East) and smiled, they could hardly credit it; and yet, notwithstanding my condescension, they did not cast aside reverence for my gravity. But the parallelism is better in UMBREIT'S translation, "I smiled kindly on those who trusted not," that is, in times of danger I cheered those in despondency. And they could not cast down (by their despondency) my serenity of countenance (flowing from trust in God) (Proverbs 16:15;... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 29:23

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 29:24

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 29:25

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:18

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:19

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:21

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:23

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 29:24

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