Job 29:5 · KJV
“When the Almighty {was} yet with me, {when} my children {were} about me;”
— Job 29:5
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God {was} upon my tabernacle;
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; {me: Heb. with me}
Job 29 — Context
When 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;
6When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; {me: Heb. with me}
7When I went out to the gate through the city, {when} I prepared my seat in the street!
Cross References
Psalms 128:3
Thy wife {shall be} as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Psalms 127:3-5
Lo, children {are} an heritage of the LORD: {and} the fruit of the womb {is his} reward.
Joshua 1:9
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God {is} with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Song of Solomon 3:1-2
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Song of Solomon 2:4
He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me {was} love. {banqueting...: Heb. house of wine}
Deuteronomy 33:27-29
The eternal God {is thy} refuge, and underneath {are} the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy {them}.
Psalms 30:7
LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, {and} I was troubled. {made...: Heb. settled strength for my mountain}
Job 42:13-16
He had also seven sons and three daughters.