Job 29:1, Job bemoans his former prosperity.
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Job 29 — OverviewJob 29 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleAfter that excellent discourse concerning wisdom in the foregoing
chapter Job sat down and paused awhile, not because he had talked
himself out of breath, but because he would not, without the leave of
the…Job 29 — OverviewJob 29 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter Job gives an account of his former and wishes it was with him now as then; and which he describes with respect to his own person, and the favours he personally enjoyed, whether temporal or spiritualJob 29:1-6Job 29:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleLosers may have leave to speak, and there is nothing they speak of more
feelingly than of the comforts they are stripped of. Their former
prosperity is one of the most pleasing subjects of their thoughts and…Job 29:1Job 29:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryMoreover Job continued his parable, and said (see the comment on Job 27:1).Job 29:1-25Job 29:1-25 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONJob 29:1-25Job 29:1-25 · The Pulpit CommentaryFrom these deep musings upon the nature of true wisdom, and the contrast between the ingenuity and cleverness of man and the infinite knowledge of God, Job turns to another contrast, which he pursues through two…