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.
Verse Job 29:24. _I LAUGHED ON THEM, THEY BELIEVED_ IT _NOT_] Similar to that expression in the Gospel, Luke 24:41: _And while they believed not for joy, and wondered, he said ___. Our version is suf...
IF I LAUGHED ON THEM THEY BELIEVED IT NOT - There is considerable variety in the interpretation of this member of the verse. Dr. Good renders it, “I smiled upon them, and they were gay.” Herder, If I...
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)....
Return to the main thought of the passage, his place among men, his brothers....
The verse means rather, I laughed on them, when they had no confidence, And the light of my countenance they cast not down. Job, with his broader insight and more capable counsel, smiled on those w...
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...
_IF I LAUGHED ON THEM, THEY BELIEVED IT NOT; AND THE LIGHT OF MY COUNTENANCE THEY CAST NOT DOWN._ When I relaxed from my wonted gravity (a virtue much esteemed in the East), and smiled on them, they c...
29:24 not; (c-9) Or 'I smiled on them when they were without courage.'...
_If_ I LAUGHED, etc.] RM 'I smiled on them when they had no confidence,' i.e. to encourage them. 24B. They failed to remove his cheerfulness....
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...
These people were glad to hear Job. They loved him. His words seemed precious to them. Nobody would argue with Job then. They thought that his speeches were always right. But after Job suffered his g...
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...
IF I LAUGHED ON THEM. — That is, “They would not believe that I could be so affable to them, could so condescend to them — they looked up to me with the greatest deference.”...
אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֲ֭לֵהֶם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ וְ אֹ֥ור...
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...
[If] I (q) laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they (r) cast not down. (q) That is, they thought it not to be a rest, or they did not think that I would condescen...
_Earth, with neglect. (Calmet) --- My attendants could scarcely believe their own eyes, through joy, (Haydock) when I assumed a more familiar air with them. (Calmet) --- They still revered my authorit...
(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...
[IF] I LAUGHED ON THEM, THEY BELIEVED [IT] NOT,.... Not that he at any time laughed at them, by way of derision; but when in a cheerful frame of mind, or in a merry mood, he used freedom and familiari...
Job 29:24 [If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. Ver. 24. _If I laughed on them, they believed it not_] They took it for a great favour, a...
_If I laughed on them_ That is, carried myself familiarly and pleasantly with them; _they believed it not_ It was so acceptable to them to see me well pleased with them, and cheerful among them, that...
JOB SPEAKS OF HIS BENEVOLENCE AND THE HONOR ACCORDED HIM...
If I laughed on them, they believed it not, literally, "when they had no confidence," when they were despondent about something, his cheering smile gave them new courage; AND THE LIGHT OF MY COUNTENAN...
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...
"With cheerfulness, he was able to help others overcome discouragement" _(Jackson p. 63)._ Notice how Job was not discouraged by their despondency but had been. source of strength to others....
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...
IF I LAUGHED ON THEM, or sported or jested with them, i.e. carried myself familiarly and pleasantly with them. THEY BELIEVED IT NOT; it was so acceptable to them to see me well-pleased with them, that...
Job 29:24 mocked H7832 (H8799) believe H539 (H8686) light H216 countenance H6440 down H5307 (H8686) they be
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—NOTE ON JOB 29:24 As one who worked for righteousness and justice (vv. Job 29:12), the smile and LIGHT of Job’s face encouraged those without hope and reflected God’s character and
_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...
Genesis 45:26; Luke 24:41; Psalms 126:1; Psalms 4:6; Psalms 89:15...
Laughed — Carried myself so familiarly with them, that they could scarce believe their eyes and ears. Cast not down — They were cautious not to give me any occasion to change my countenance towards th...