Job 29:18 — Meaning and Application

I {was} a father to the poor: and the cause {which} I knew not I searched out.

And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. {the jaws: Heb. the jawteeth, or, the grinders} {plucked: Heb. cast}

Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply {my} days as the sand.

My root {was} spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. {spread...: Heb. opened}

My glory {was} fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. {fresh: Heb. new} {renewed: Heb. changed}