geneva - 29

geneva@Job:29:1 @ So Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,

geneva@Job:29:2 @ Oh that I were as in times past, when God preserued me!

geneva@Job:29:3 @ When his (note:)When I felt his favour.(:note) candle shined upon my head, [and when] by his light I walked [through] I was free from affliction. darkness;

geneva@Job:29:4 @ As I was in the days of my youth, when the (note:)That is, seemed by evident tokens to be more present with me.(:note) secret of God [was] upon my tabernacle;

geneva@Job:29:5 @ When the almightie was yet with me, and my children round about me.

geneva@Job:29:6 @ When I washed my steps (note:)By these comparisons he declares the great prosperity that he was in, so that he had no opportunity to be such a sinner as they accused him.(:note) with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

geneva@Job:29:7 @ When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seate in the streete.

geneva@Job:29:8 @ The young men saw me, and (note:)Being ashamed of their lightness and afraid of my gravity.(:note) hid themselves: and the aged arose, [and] stood up.

geneva@Job:29:9 @ The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their (note:)Acknowledging my wisdom.(:note) mouth.

geneva@Job:29:10 @ The voyce of princes was hidde, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.

geneva@Job:29:11 @ When the (note:)All that heard me, praised me.(:note) ear heard [me], then it blessed me; and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me:

geneva@Job:29:12 @ Because I delivered the (note:)Because his adversaries did so much charge him with wickedness, he is compelled to render account of his life.(:note) poor that cried, and the fatherless, and [him that had] none to help him.

geneva@Job:29:13 @

geneva@Job:29:14 @ I put on (note:)I delighted to do justice, as others did to wear costly apparel.(:note) righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment [was] as a robe and a diadem.

geneva@Job:29:15 @ I was the eyes to the blinde, and I was the feete to the lame.

geneva@Job:29:16 @ I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.

geneva@Job:29:17 @ I brake also the chawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the praye out of his teeth.

geneva@Job:29:18 @ Then I said, I shall die in my (note:)That is, at home in my bed without all trouble and unquietness.(:note) nest, and I shall multiply [my] days as the sand.

geneva@Job:29:19 @ My root [was] (note:)My happiness increases.(:note) spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

geneva@Job:29:20 @ My glory shall renue towarde me, and my bowe shall be restored in mine hand.

geneva@Job:29:21 @ Vnto me men gaue eare, and wayted, and helde their tongue at my counsell.

geneva@Job:29:22 @ After my words they spake not again; and my speech (note:)That is, was pleasant to them.(:note) dropped upon them.

geneva@Job:29:23 @ And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide (note:)As the dry ground thirsts for the rain.(:note) [as] for the latter rain.

geneva@Job:29:24 @ [If] I (note:)That is, they thought it not to be a rest, or they did not think that I would condescend to them.(:note) laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they They were afraid to offend me and cause me to be angry. cast not down.

geneva@Job:29:25 @ I chose out (note:)I had them at commandment.(:note) their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one [that] comforteth the mourners.

Job 29