Job

Job 29 ©

1 Job calleth to mind his former prosperity and honour, and the worthy use he had made of it.

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MOREOVER Job 1continued his parable, and said,

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

a ch. 1.1-5. Ps. 42.6; 77.11. Je. 2.2; 31.3. v.4.
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When his 2candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

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As I was in the days of my youth, when the bsecret of God was upon my *tabernacle;

b Ps. 91.1; 25.14; 42.2-4; 63.2. Am. 3.7. ch. 15.8.
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When the cAlmighty was yet with me, when dmy children were about me;

c Ju. 6.12. De. 33.27-29. Ca. 2.3-5.
d ch. 1.2,5,19.
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When eI washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured 3me out rivers of oil;

e Ge. 49.11; 18.4; 19.2. ch. 20.17. De. 32.13; 33.24. Ps. 81.16.
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When I went out fto the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

f Je. 38.7. Zec. 8.16. De. 16.18. Ru. 4.1,2. Ne. 8.2,3. 2Ch. 32.6. ch. 5.4.
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The young men saw me, and ghid themselves: and the aged harose, and stood up.

g Ro. 13.1-4. Tit. 3.1.
h Le. 19.32. Ro. 13.7. ch. 12.12.
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The princes irefrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

i Ja. 1.19. ch. 21.5. Ju. 18.19.
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4The nobles held their peace, and their tongue jcleaved to the roof of their mouth.

j Ps. 137.6. Eze. 3.26.
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kWhen the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

k Pr. 29.2. Mar. 7.37. Lu. 11.27; 1.48; 4.22.
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Because lI delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

l Ps. 72.12; 82.3. Pr. 21.13; 24.11,12. ch. 22.5-9.
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The mblessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

m 2Ti. 1.16. Pr. 31.5-9; 24.11,12. Ps. 80.3; 71.12-24.
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nI put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a *diadem.

n De. 24.13. Ps. 132.9. Is. 59.17; 61.10. Ep. 6.14-17; 4.24. 1Th. 5.8. 1Sa. 12.3-5. Col. 3.10.
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I was oeyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

o Nu. 10.31. Mi. 4.6. Mat. 11.5. Ac. 26.18.
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I was pa father to the poor: and the qcause which I knew not I searched out.

p Ps. 72.4,12,13. Ja. 1.27. De. 10.18.
q De. 13.14. Pr. 25.2; 29.7; 31.8.
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And I rbrake 5the jaws of the wicked, and 6plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

r Ps. 3.7; 58.6. Pr. 30.14.
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Then sI said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days tas the sand.

s Ps. 30.6,7. ch. 42.10-17.
t Ge. 22.17; 41.49; 32.12. Ps. 91.16.
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My uroot was 7spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my vbranch.

u ch. 18.16. Ps. 1.3. Je. 17.8. Is. 44.3,4. Ho. 14.6-8.
v ch. 14.9.
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My wglory was 8fresh in me, and my bow was 9renewed in my hand.

w Ge. 49.24. Is. 40.31. Ps. 103.5.
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xUnto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

x Ro. 13.5,7. Tit. 3.1. v.9,10,22.
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yAfter my words they spake not again; and my speech zdropped upon them.

y Is. 52.15. Ac. 16.14; 17.11.
z De. 32.2. Ca. 4.11; 7.9. Am. 7.16. Eze. 20.46.
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And athey waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for bthe latter rain.

a Ps. 72.6. ch. 8.10. Pr. 16.10.
b Pr. 16.15. Zec. 10.1.
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If I laughed on them, they cbelieved it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

c Lu. 24.41. Ge. 45.26. Ps. 126.1. Ge. 4.6.
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dI chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that ecomforteth the mourners.

d Mat. 8.9. Ge. 41.40,44. Ac. 14.12.
e ch. 4.3,4. Is. 35.3,4; 61.1-10. 2Co. 7.4,6; 1.3,4. Ro. 12.15. Ga. 6.2. He. 13.3.