Job 29:5
3 when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
4 when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,
when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6 when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
7 When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
- KJV
- When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
- WEB
- when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
- ASV
- When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me;
- DARBY
- When the Almighty was yet with me, my young men round about me;
- BLB
- when yet Shaddai [was] with me, my children around me,
- ÅB
- da den Allmektige enda var med meg, og jeg hadde mine barn omkring meg,
- OTB
- Da Den Allmektige fortsatt var med meg,
Og mine barn omga meg; - B1930
- da den Allmektige ennu var med mig, og jeg hadde mine barn omkring mig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 128:3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
Read in contextPsalms 127:3–5
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:27–29
The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
Read in contextSong of Solomon 2:4
He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
Read in contextJoshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Read in contextSong of Solomon 3:1–2
On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
Read in contextPsalms 30:7
O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
Read in contextJudges 6:12–13
And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
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