Job 29:7

The third and chiefest element of his past happiness was the respect of men, and the joy of intercourse with them. This is the main subject of the chapter.

the gate through the city Or, the gate by the city. Job, a rich landowner, probably did not live in the city but on his estate that adjoined it. He took part, however, in all the life of the city, and sat in the council that guided its affairs. The "gate" is spoken of as the place where the Council or Assembly of the town met. Such a "gate" is usually a building of considerable size, like an arcade, and hence it is spoken of here as an independent edifice byor besidethe city. Others render up tothe city, supposing that the city, as not unusual, was built on an eminence.

in the street lit. broad place, i. e. market place, a synonym for "gate."