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Job 29:18 Cross-References
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“Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.”
Job 29:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 29:18
Job recalls his former confidence: "Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand." The metaphor of dying "in my nest" (qinni, קִנִּי) evokes security, comfort, domestic peace. The comparison to multiplying days "as the sand" uses the common biblical image of innumerable abundance. Job's past expectation was not unreasonable—covenant theology promised blessing for obedience (Deuteronomy 28). Yet Job's experience shattered this confidence, forcing him to grapple with suffering that contradicted his theological expectations. From a Reformed perspective, this illus...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 29:18
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“I said in my prosperity”
“the pride of your heart has deceived you”
“and saw his sons”
“and though your nest is set among the stars”
“'I will surely do you good”
“like a shock of grain comes in its season.”
“and show him my salvation.,With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation., אֹרֶךְ יָמִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵהוּ וְאַרְאֵהוּ בִּישׁוּעָתִי׃ ,With long life will I satisfy him, And make Him to behold My salvation.',90:16 μακρότητα ἡμερῶν ἐμπλήσω αὐτὸν καὶ δείξω αὐτῷ τὸ σωτήριόν μου,90:16 I will satisfy him with length of days, and shew him my salvation.,,,,”
“who makes your nest in the cedars”
“very much”
“that he may set his nest on high”