Job 29:3

Job’s Former Blessings · Job 29:1–25
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Translations

Modern
…when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
Traditional
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
Literal
In His lamp shining upon my head, by His light I walked through darkness,
Latin
Quando splendebat lucerna ejus super caput meum, et ad lumen ejus ambulabam in tenebris:

Original

Hebrew
English
…when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,

Notes

Job compares his past happiness, honor, and wealth with his current loss of social dignity and divine friendship (chapters 29 and 30). He ends his speech with broad vows of innocence (chapter 31).

Theme notes and profiles

Darkness and Light

Events

Glossary

Book of Job Light

Topics

Burning Candles God: Grace of Lamps: Illumination of the Tents of Arab Chiefs By, Alluded To