Job 29:3

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,”

— WEB

“When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;”

— KJV

“When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;”

— ASV

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Psalms 18:28 "For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness."
John 8:12 "Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.Isaiah 60:1 He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, …"
John 12:46 "I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness."
Ephesians 5:8 "For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,"
Job 18:6 "The light shall be dark in his tent. His lamp above him shall be put out."
Job 11:17 "Life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning."
Job 22:28 "You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you. Light shall shine on your ways."
Proverbs 24:20 "for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out."

Commentary

candle--when His favor shone on me (see on Job 18:6 and Psa 18:28). darkness--By His safeguard I passed secure through dangers. Perhaps alluding to the lights carried before caravans in nightly travels through deserts [NOYES].

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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