Key Verse Spotlight
Job 29:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“When the Almighty {was} yet with me, {when} my children {were} about me;”
Job 29:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
When his candle shined upon my head, {and when} by his light I walked {through} darkness; {candle: or, lamp}
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God {was} upon my tabernacle;
When the Almighty {was} yet with me, {when} my children {were} about me;
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; {me: Heb. with me}
When I went out to the gate through the city, {when} I prepared my seat in the street!
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