Job 29
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
3When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
4As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
5When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
6When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
7When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
15I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
16I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
19My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
20My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- לֹאlôʼH38085× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- עַלʻalH59215× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- יוֹםyôwmH31173× in this chapter
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
- עִמָּדʻimmâdH59783× in this chapter
along with
- הָיָהhâyâhH19612× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- אוֹרʼôwrH2162× in this chapter
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- חָבָאchâbâʼH22442× in this chapter
to secrete
- יָחַלyâchalH31762× in this chapter
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
- כִּיkîyH35882× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- לָבַשׁlâbashH38472× in this chapter
properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
- אֵלʼêlH4132× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- אֱלוֹהַּʼĕlôwahhH4332× in this chapter
a deity or the Deity
- מִלָּהmillâhH44052× in this chapter
a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic
- נַעַרnaʻarH52882× in this chapter
(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)
- אָמַרʼâmarH5592× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- עַיִןʻayinH58692× in this chapter
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- פֶּהpehH63102× in this chapter
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
- רָאָהrâʼâhH72002× in this chapter
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- רֹאשׁrôʼshH72182× in this chapter
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻH80852× in this chapter
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH8342× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- אָבʼâbH11× in this chapter
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- בְּרָכָהBᵉrâkâhH12931× in this chapter
benediction; by implication prosperity
- גְּדוּדgᵉdûwdH14161× in this chapter
a crowd (especially of soldiers)
- גָּוַעgâvaʻH14781× in this chapter
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
- אֹהֶלʼôhelH1681× in this chapter
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- דָּבַקdâbaqH16921× in this chapter
properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
- דָּבָרdâbârH16971× in this chapter
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- דָּמַםdâmamH18261× in this chapter
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
- דֶּרֶךְderekH18701× in this chapter
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- הָלִיךְhâlîykH19781× in this chapter
a walk, i.e. (by implication) a step
- הָלַךְhâlakH19801× in this chapter
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- הָלַלhâlalH19841× in this chapter
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
- חָדָשׁchâdâshH23191× in this chapter
new
- חוֹלchôwlH23441× in this chapter
sand (as round or whirling particles)
- אֹזֶןʼôzenH2411× in this chapter
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- חֵךְchêkH24411× in this chapter
properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
- חָלַףchâlaphH24981× in this chapter
properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
- חֶמְאָהchemʼâhH25291× in this chapter
curdled milk or cheese
- חָקַרchâqarH27131× in this chapter
properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately