George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Job 29:20
Bow, strength. I thought my glory would never end. (Menochius)
Bow, strength. I thought my glory would never end. (Menochius)
Verse Job 29:20. _MY GLORY_ WAS _FRESH IN ME_] My _vegetative_ power was great; my _glory _- my splendid _blossom_, large and _mellow fruit_, was always in season, and in every season. _MY BOW WAS RE...
MY GLORY WAS FRESH IN ME - Margin, “new.” “As we say, the man shall not overlive himself.” Umbreit. The idea is, that he was not exhausted; he continued in vigor and strength. The image is probably ta...
CHAPTER 29 _ 1. His past prosperity and honors (Job 29:1)_ 2. The good works he did (Job 29:11) Job 29:1. The words spoken by Job were wholesome words, showing that his mind was moving in another ch...
JOB 29. JOB'S FORMER HAPPY DAYS. Job 29:1. Job longs that he might once again live as of old under God's favour. In Job 29:4 secret means intimacy (_cf._ Psalms 25:14)....
His "glory," i. e. high respect and rank, would continue "fresh," lit. _new_, never be tarnished or diminished. His _bow_, symbol of strength and power, would like a tree renew its freshness and suppl...
These verses continue the description of Job's outlook into the future in those happy days. They read better thus, 19. My root shall be spread out to the waters, And the dew shall lie all night upon...
Job's outlook on the future, amidst this benevolent and active life. He anticipated length of days and continued prosperity....
MY BOW WAS RENEWED IN MY HAND— _Gained strength in my hand._ The word ףּתחלי _tachliph,_ rendered _renewed_ denotes all change, whether from worse to better, or the contrary. See Isaiah 40:31. Heath....
c. The honor that was his (Job 29:18-25) TEXT 29:18-25 18 THEN I SAID, I SHALL DIE IN MY NEST, And I shall multiply my days as the sand: 19 My root is spread oat to the waters, And the dew lieth...
_MY GLORY WAS FRESH IN ME, AND MY BOW WAS RENEWED IN MY HAND._ My renown, like my bodily health, was continually fresh. BOW - metaphor from war, for My strength, which gains me 'renown,' was ever r...
JOB'S PAST GREATNESS AND HAPPINESS Job mournfully recalls the days of God's favour, and the prosperity and honour he once enjoyed. In this chapter we have the picture of a great and worthy chieftain...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 29 JOB DESCRIBES HIS LIFE B...
Job thought that he would always be successful. His troubles surprised him. Sometimes God changes our lives. We did not expect that anything would happen. But God has other plans for us. We might fee...
כְּ֭בֹודִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝ קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּ...
XXIV. AS A PRINCE BEFORE THE KING Job 29:1; Job 30:1; Job 31:1 Job SPEAKS FROM the pain and desolation to which he has become inured as a pitiable second state of existence, Job looks back to the y...
THE BITTER MEMORY OF THE HAPPY PAST Job 29:1 How many thousands, looking back on the beautiful dawn of life which has become overcast, have uttered the thought of the opening words of this chapter! T...
Job now moved a step forward in his reply. He was still without a solution. That of his friends he utterly repudiated. In order to prepare the way for the utterance of a solemn oath of innocence, he f...
(18) В¶ 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 m...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...
MY GLORY [WAS],.... "Is" or "shall be"; FRESH IN ME; or "new" g; renewed day by day, having fresh additions made unto it; which was true of Job's temporal honour from among men; as a prince and civil...
My glory [was] fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. Ver. 20. _My glory was fresh in me_] _i.e._ I had daily new accessions to mine honours; and I was herein like a bay tree, that is always...
_My root was spread out by the waters_ I was like a tree, whose root, spreading out itself by the waters, receives continual moisture and nourishment from the earth, so that it is in no danger of with...
My glory was fresh in me, he thought he would always be given the honor which he then enjoyed, AND MY BOW WAS RENEWED IN MY HAND, the bow being a symbol of manliness and strength, which, he trusted, w...
JOB SPEAKS OF HIS BENEVOLENCE AND THE HONOR ACCORDED HIM...
JOB'S PAST GREATNESS In this chapter Job dwells upon the honour and dignity that had been his in the past. While he was sincere in what he said, and no doubt spoke truthfully, yet there is far too muc...
FRESH: _ Heb._ new RENEWED: _ Heb._ changed...
18-25 Being thus honoured and useful, Job had hoped to die in peace and honour, in a good old age. If such an expectation arise from lively faith in the providence and promise of God, it is well; but...
MY GLORY WAS FRESH; the reputation which I had gained by my just and virtuous life was not decaying, but growing, and every day augmented with the accession of new honours. IN ME, Heb. _with me_. MY B...
Job 29:20 glory H3519 fresh H2319 within H5978 bow H7198 renewed H2498 (H8686) hand H3027 glory -...
CONTENTS: Job's answer continued. He rehearses the story of his life. CHARACTERS: God, Job, friends. CONCLUSION: A gracious soul delights in God's smiles, not the smiles of the world, although virtu...
Job 29:3. When _his candle shined upon my head;_ that is, when the light of his countenance shone upon me, in every form of patriarchal prosperity. This figure seems to be borrowed from the lights in...
_My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand._ FRESHNESS The text tells us of the renown of Job, and of the way in which the providence of God continued to maintain the glory of his e...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:1 Chapters Job 29:1 conclude the dialogues with Job’s reflections on his current and future state....
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:7 Job looks back on what he had thought the course of his life would be. He had seen it as a well-rooted tree that would continue to bear fruit, benefiting himself and others (vv. J...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 29:20 The life of wisdom brings internal strength (MY GLORY) and external vigor (MY BOW). ⇐...
_JOB’S RETROSPECT_ Takes a calm retrospective view of his past experience and life. Thus disproves the suspicions and accusations of his friends, and shows that his complaints were sufficiently well-g...
EXPOSITION JOB 29:1 From these deep musings upon the nature of true wisdom, and the contrast between the ingenuity and cleverness of man and the infinite knowledge of God, Job turns to another contra...
Moreover Job continued (Job 29:1) He's got a lot to say. Bildad has run out, so Job thought, "I'll just keep going on." And now it's sort of a lament of the days before all of his afflictions. Lookin...
2 Corinthians 4:16; Genesis 45:13; Genesis 49:24; Isaiah 40:31; Job
Glory — My reputation was growing every day. Bow — My strength which is signified by a bow, Genesis 49:24; 1 Samuel 2:4, because in ancient times the bow and arrows were the principal instruments of w...