Job 29:25
What meaning of the job 29:25 in the Bible?
What does Job 29:25 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners."
What does Job 29:25 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners."
Verse Job 29:25. _I CHOSE OUT THEIR WAY, AND SAT CHIEF - AS A KING IN THE_ _A__rmy_] I cannot see, with some learned men, that our version of the original is wrong. I have not seen it mended, and I am...
I CHOSE OUT THEIR WAY - That is, I became their guide and counsellor. Rosenmuller and Noyes explain this as meaning, “When I came among them;” that is, when I chose to go in their way, or in their mid...
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 29:7. Job describes the...
Return to the main thought of the passage, his place among men, his brothers....
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._...
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...
_I CHOSE OUT THEIR WAY, AND SAT CHIEF, AND DWELT AS A KING IN THE ARMY, AS ONE THAT COMFORTETH THE MOURNERS._ I chose ... their way - i:e., I willingly went up to their assembly from my country resid...
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...
I SAT. — It is still the custom among the Jews for mourners to sit upon the ground and for one who wishes to console them to occupy a seat above them. Such is Job’s pathetic lamentation over the days...
אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר דַּרְכָּם֮ וְ אֵשֵׁ֪ב רֹ֥אשׁ וְ֭ אֶשְׁכֹּון כְּ מֶ֣לֶךְ בַּ † גְּד֑וּד כַּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר...
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...
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!...
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...
I chose out (s) their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one [that] comforteth the mourners. (s) I had them at commandment....
_With. Hebrew, "in his army, like one comforting people in mourning." (Haydock) --- Job was not merely as, or like a king, but also one in effect; exercising the power, (ver. 7.) and wearing the royal...
(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...
I CHOSE OUT THEIR WAY,.... When his friends and neighbours came to him for advice in things civil, he marked out their way for them, directed what steps to take, what methods to pursue for their good;...
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one [that] comforteth the mourners. Ver. 25. _I chose out their way, and sat chief_] In those days I was the only man in all...
_I chose out their way_ They sought to me for advice in all doubtful and difficult cases, and I directed them what methods they should take; _and sat chief_ As a prince or judge, while they stood wait...
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...
People eagerly accepted his counsel, and followed his advice like men follow. chief or king. The very fact that Job reflects on the past seems to infer that not only had Job lost heath, children, and...
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...
I CHOSE OUT THEIR WAY; they sought to me for my advice in all doubtful and difficult cases, and I chalked out their path, and directed them what methods they should take to accomplish their desires. S...
Job 29:25 chose H977 (H8799) way H1870 sat H3427 (H8799) chief H7218 dwelt H7931 (H8799) king H4428 army H1416 comforts H5162 (H8762) mourners H57 chose out - Genesis 41:40; Judges 11:8;...
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. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images...
_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-...
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...
1 Chronicles 13:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 7:5; 2 Samuel 5:2; Deuteronomy 33:5; Genesis
I chose — They sought to me for advice in all difficult cases, and I directed them what methods they should take. Sat — As a prince or judge, while they stood waiting for my counsel. A king — Whose pr...