Key Verse Spotlight
Job 29:8 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, {and} stood up.”
Job 29:8
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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!
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, {and} stood up.
The princes refrained talking, and laid {their} hand on their mouth.
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. {The nobles...: Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid}
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