Job 29:3 · KJV
“When his candle shined upon my head, {and when} by his light I walked {through} darkness; {candle: or, lamp}”
— Job 29:3
Oh that I were as {in} months past, as {in} the days {when} God preserved me;
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God {was} upon my tabernacle;
Job 29 — Context
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, {continued: Heb. added to take up}
2Oh that I were as {in} months past, as {in} the days {when} God preserved me;
3When his candle shined upon my head, {and when} by his light I walked {through} darkness; {candle: or, lamp}
4As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God {was} upon my tabernacle;
5When the Almighty {was} yet with me, {when} my children {were} about me;
Cross References
Psalms 18:28
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. {candle: or, lamp}
John 8:12
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 12:46
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
Job 18:6
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. {candle: or, lamp}
Ephesians 5:8
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now {are ye} light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Job 11:17
And {thine} age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. {be clearer...: Heb. arise above}
Job 22:28
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
Proverbs 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil {man}; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. {candle: or, lamp}