Job 29:4 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

If only I were in the prime of my life again, when God was an adviser in my tent.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;

BBE:

As I was in my flowering years, when my tent was covered by the hand of God;

DBY:

As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret counsel of +God was over my tent,

ERV:

As I was in the ripeness of my days, when the secret of God was upon my tent;

JPS:

As I was in the days of my youth, when the converse of God was upon my tent;

WBS:

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

WEB:

as I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was in my tent,

YLT:

As I have been in days of my maturity, And the counsel of God upon my tent.

Job 29:4 Cross References

XREF:

Job 15:8 "Do you hear the secret counsel of God, And limit wisdom to yourself?

Psalm 25:14 The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant.

Proverbs 3:32 For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

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

MHC:

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 presence. God's presence with a man in his house, though it be but a cottage, makes it a castle and a palace. Then also he had comfort in his family. Riches and flourishing families, like a candle, may be soon extinguished. But when the mind is enlightened by the Holy Spirit, when a man walks in the light of God's countenance, every outward comfort is doubled, every trouble is diminished, and he may pass cheerfully by this light through life and through death. Yet the sensible comfort of this state is often withdrawn for a season; and commonly this arises from sinful neglect, and grieving the Holy Spirit: sometimes it may be a trial of a man's faith and grace. But it is needful to examine ourselves, to seek for the cause of such a change by fervent prayer, and to increase our watchfulness.

CONC:

Autumn Blessed Converse Counsel Covered Flowering Friendship God's Intimate Maturity Prime Ripeness Secret Tabernacle Tent Youth

Autumn Blessed Converse Counsel Covered Flowering Friendship God's Hand House Intimate Prime Ripeness Secret Tabernacle Tent Youth

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