Job 29:2
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
Job 29:2 in other translations
| BSB | “How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, |
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| WEB | “Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me; |
| ASV | Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me; |
| YLT | Who doth make me as in months past, As in the days of God's preserving me? |
| DARBY | Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; |
| BBE | If only I might again be as I was in the months which are past, in the days when God was watching over me! |
| Webster | Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; |
What does Job 29:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 29:1-6
Job proceeds to contrast his former prosperity with his present misery, through God's withdrawing from him. A gracious soul delights in God's smiles, not in the smiles of this world. Four things were then very pleasant to holy Job. 1. The confidence he had in the Divine protection. 2. The enjoyment he had of the Divine favour. 3. The communion he had with the Divine word. 4. The assurance he had of the Divine…
Job 29:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 29:2
- Job 1:10
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
- Jeremiah 31:28
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.
- Job 1:1-5
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. …
- Job 7:3
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
- Psalms 37:28
For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
- Jude 1:1
Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
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Context
- Job 29:1
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
- Job 29:2
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
- Job 29:3
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
Job 29:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¡Quién me tornase como en los meses pasados, como en los días que Dios me guardaba, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Oh! que ne suis-je comme aux mois d’autrefois, comme aux jours où ✝Dieu me gardait; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | O daß ich wäre wie in den Monden der Vorzeit, wie in den Tagen, da Gott mich bewahrte, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quis mihi tribuat ut sim juxta menses pristinos, secundum dies quibus Deus custodiebat me? |