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Job 29:20 KJV
Job · chapter 29 · verse 20
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.Job 29:20 · King James Version
Job 29:20 in context
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- renewedchâlaphproperly, to slide byH2498 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- freshchâdâshnewH2319 →
- bowqeshetha bow, forshooting or the irisH7198 →
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That which crowned Job's prosperity was the pleasing prospect he had of the continuance of it. Though he knew, in general, that he was liable to trouble, and therefore was not secure (Job 3:26, I was not in safety, neither had I rest), yet he had no particular occasion for fear, but as much reason as ever any man had…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-25