Job bemoans his former prosperity

continued. Heb. added to take up 27:1

2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

as in months 1:1-5 7:3

God 1:10 Ps 37:28 Jude 1:1

3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

candle. or, lamp 18:6 21:17 Ps 18:28 Pr 13:9 20:20 24:20

by his light 22:28 Ps 4:6 23:4 27:1 84:11 Isa 2:4 Joh 8:12 12:46 Eph 5:8,14

4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

the secret 1:10 15:8 Ps 25:14 27:5 91:1 Pr 3:32 Col 3:3

5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;

the Almighty 23:3,8-10 De 33:27-29 Jos 1:9 Jud 6:12,13 Ps 30:7 43:2 44:8,9 So 2:4 3:1,2 Jer 14:8 Mt 9:15

my children 1:2-5 42:13-16 Ps 127:3-5 128:3 Pr 17:6

6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

I washed 20:17 Ge 49:11 De 32:13 33:24 Ps 81:16

me out. Heb. with me

7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

De 16:18 21:19 Ru 4:1,2,11 Zec 8:16

8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

young men Le 19:32 Pr 16:31 20:8 Ro 13:3,4 Tit 3:1 1Pe 5:5

the aged Ro 13:7 1Pe 2:17

9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

refrained 4:2 7:11 Pr 10:19 Jas 1:19

laid 21:5 40:4 Jud 18:19 Pr 30:32

10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

nobles held their peace. Heb. voice of the nobles was hid. their tongue Ps 137:6 Eze 3:26

11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

the ear 31:20 Pr 29:2 Lu 4:22 11:27

12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

I delivered 22:5-9 Ne 5:2-13 Ps 72:12 82:2-4 Pr 21:13 24:11,12 Jer 22:16

the fatherless Ex 22:22-24 De 10:18 Ps 68:5 Jas 1:27

13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

The blessing De 24:13 Ac 9:39-41 2Co 9:12-14 2Ti 1:16-18

ready 31:19 De 26:5 Pr 31:6-9 Isa 27:13

I caused De 16:11 Ne 8:10-12 Phm 1:7

sing Ps 67:4 Isa 65:14

14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

I put De 24:13 Ps 132:9 Isa 59:17 61:10 Ro 13:14 2Co 6:7 Eph 6:14 1Th 5:8 Re 19:8

a diadem Isa 28:5 62:3

15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

eyes Nu 10:31 Mt 11:5 1Co 12:12 *etc:

16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

a father 31:18 Es 2:7 Ps 68:5 Eph 5:1 Jas 1:27

the cause Ex 18:26 De 13:14 17:8-10 1Ki 3:16-28 Pr 25:2 29:7

17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

I brake Ps 3:7 58:8 Pr 30:14

jaws. Heb. jaw teeth, or grinders. and plucked. Heb. and cast 1Sa 17:35 Ps 124:3,6

18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

I shall die Ps 30:6,7 Jer 22:23 49:16 Ob 1:4 Hab 2:9

multiply 5:26 42:16,17 Ps 91:16

as the sand Ge 32:12 41:49

19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

root 18:16 Ps 1:3 Jer 17:8 Ho 14:5-7

spread out. Heb. opened

20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

glory 14 19:9 Ge 45:13 Ps 3:3

fresh. Heb. new. my bow Ge 49:24

renewed. Heb. changed Ps 103:5 Isa 40:31 2Co 4:16

21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

gave ear 9,10 32:11,12

22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

After my 32:15,16 33:31-33 Isa 52:15 Mt 22:46

speech De 32:2 So 4:11 Eze 20:46 Am 7:16 Mic 2:6 *marg:

23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

as for the rain Ps 72:6

the latter rain Ho 6:3 Zec 10:1

24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

they believed Ge 45:26 Ps 126:1 Lu 24:41

the light Ps 4:6 89:15

25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

chose out Ge 41:40 Jud 11:8 2Sa 5:2 1Ch 13:1-4

dwelt Ge 14:14-17 De 33:5

one that 4:3,4 Isa 35:3,4 61:1-3 2Co 1:3,4 7:5-7 1Th 3:2,3