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Job 29:1 Cross-References

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Job's Final Defense: My Life in the Past

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, continued: Heb. added to take up

Job 29:1 (KJV)

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Joba blameless, upright, G-d fearing man in the land of Uz (JOB 1:1)

Commentary on Job 29:1

Moreover Job continued his parable—the Hebrew וַיֹּסֶף (vayyosef, and he added/continued) indicates Job resumes speaking after a pause. His parable translates מָשָׁל (mashal), meaning proverb, discourse, or wisdom saying—not just a simple story but elevated wisdom speech. This term appears throughout Job (27:1, 29:1) and Proverbs, indicating authoritative teaching. Job speaks not as a desperate sufferer but as a sage offering wisdom from experience. Chapter 29 begins Job's final defense (chapters 29-31), where he recalls his former prosperity (29), laments his present humiliation (30), and aff...

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