Parallel Verses English Standard Version “Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me, King James Bible Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; American Standard Version Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me; Douay-Rheims Bible Who will grant me, that I might be according to the months past, according to the days in which God kept me? English Revised Version Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me; Webster's Bible Translation Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; Job 29:2 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament21 It is veiled from the eyes of all living, And concealed from the fowls of heaven. 22 Destruction and death say: With our ears we heard a report of it. - 23 Elohim understandeth the way to it, And He - He knoweth its place. 24 For He looketh to the ends of the earth, Under the whole heaven He seeth. No living created being (כּל־חי, as Job 12:10; Job 30:23) is able to answer the question; even the birds that fly aloft, that have keener and farther-seeing eyes than man, can give us no information concerning wisdom; and the world at least proclaims its existence in a rich variety of its operations, but in the realm of Abaddon and of death below (comp. the combination שׁאול ואבדון, Proverbs 15:11, ᾅδου καὶ τοῦ θανάτου, Revelation 1:18) it is known only by an indistinct hearsay, and from confused impressions. Therefore: no creature, whether in the realm of the living or the dead, can help us to get wisdom. There is but One who possesses a perfect knowledge concerning wisdom, namely Elohim, whose gave extends to the ends of the earth, and who sees under the whole heaven, i.e., is everywhere present (תּחת, definition of place, not equivalent to אשׁר תּחת; comp. on Job 24:9), who therefore, after the removal of everything earthly (sub-celestial), alone remains. And why should He with His knowledge, which embraces everything, not also know the way and place of wisdom? Wisdom is indeed the ideal, according to which He has created the world. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as in months Job 7:3 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. God Cross References Job 1:10 Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. Jeremiah 31:28 And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, declares the LORD. Jump to Previous Months Past Preserved Watched WatchingJump to Next Months Past Preserved Watched WatchingLinks Job 29:2 NIVJob 29:2 NLT Job 29:2 ESV Job 29:2 NASB Job 29:2 KJV Job 29:2 Bible Apps Job 29:2 Biblia Paralela Job 29:2 Chinese Bible Job 29:2 French Bible Job 29:2 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |
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