Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Job 29:19
I was continually watered by Divine favour and blessing, as a tree which is constantly supplied with moisture, both in its root and branches, and consequently must needs be fruitful and flourishing.
I was continually watered by Divine favour and blessing, as a tree which is constantly supplied with moisture, both in its root and branches, and consequently must needs be fruitful and flourishing.
Verse Job 29:19. _MY ROOT_ WAS _SPREAD OUT BY THE WATERS_] A metaphor taken from a healthy tree growing beside a rivulet where there is plenty of water; which in consequence flourishes in _all season...
MY ROOT WAS SPREAD OUT BY THE WATERS - Margin, as the Hebrew, “opened.” The meaning is, that it was spread abroad or extended far, so that the moisture of the earth had free access to it; or it was li...
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)....
Job's outlook on the future, amidst this benevolent and active life. He anticipated length of days and continued prosperity....
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...
Comp. the image, ch. Job 14:8-9. The dew lying all night upon his branch would keep it fresh and green....
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 ROOT WAS SPREAD OUT BY THE WATERS, AND THE DEW LAY ALL NIGHT UPON MY BRANCH._ Literally, opened to the waters: continually irrigated by them. Opposed to Job 17:16. "His roots shall be dried up be...
BY] RV 'to': cp. Psalms 1:3. DEW] cp. Proverbs 19:12; Deuteronomy 32:2; The dew was an emblem of prosperity in a land where rain was infrequent. 20A. The respect paid him would not fail him. 20
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...
MY ROOT WAS SPREAD. — It is perhaps better to read this and the next verse in the present: “My root is spread out ... and the dew lieth. My glory is fresh in me, and my bow is renewed.” (Comp. Genesis...
שָׁרְשִׁ֣י פָת֣וּחַ אֱלֵי ־מָ֑יִם וְ֝ טַ֗ל יָ
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...
My root [was] (n) spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. (n) My happiness increases....
_Harvest. Protestants, "branch." (Psalm i. 3., and Isaias xviii. 4.) (Haydock)_...
(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 ROOT [WAS] SPREAD OUT BY THE WATERS,.... According to our version and others, Job here, and in the following verses, gives the reasons of his hope and confidence of his long life, and quiet and com...
My root [was] spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. Ver. 19. _My root was spread out by the waters_] Heb. Opened to the waters; which therefore had free recourse to it,...
_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 root was spread out by the waters, he had hoped that he would flourish like a tree plentifully watered, AND THE DEW LAY ALL NIGHT UPON MY BRANCH, like the moisture which sustains the life of the de...
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...
SPREAD OUT: _ Heb._ opened...
"He enjoyed refreshing stability (his root below ground spread out to the waters), prosperity (dew was on his branches above), glory (perhaps that word means 'an enviable reputation'), and strength (t...
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...
Job 29:19 root H8328 out H6605 (H8803) waters H4325 dew H2919 night H3885 (H8799) branch H7105 root -...
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...
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’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...
Hosea 14:5; Jeremiah 17:8; Job 18:16; Psalms 1:3...