The Meaning of Job 29:11 Explained

Job 29:11

KJV: When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

YLT: For the ear heard, and declareth me happy, And the eye hath seen, and testifieth to me.

Darby: When the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me;

ASV: For when the ear heard me , then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me , it gave witness unto me:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

When the ear  heard  [me], then it blessed  me; and when the eye  saw  [me], it gave witness  to me: 

What does Job 29:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 29:1-25 - The Bitter Memory Of The Happy Past
How many thousands, looking back on the beautiful dawn of life which has become overcast, have uttered the thought of the opening words of this chapter! The worldling has no hope of the renewal of that blessed past; but the believer knows that in Christ he belongs to the eternal order, which enters into the devastation wrought by sin, arresting, canceling and converting evil into good.
If we believe in Jesus Christ, submit to His will, and unite ourselves to His heart, "a statelier Eden" comes back to us. God watches over us for good; His lamp shines on our way; His friendship is in our tent, and His love transfigures all things. The graphic description which follows of the life of a godly man is still true when a man's ways please the Lord. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 29

1  Job bemoans his former prosperity

What do the individual words in Job 29:11 mean?

When the ear heard then it blessed me and when the eye saw then it approved me
כִּ֤י אֹ֣זֶן שָׁ֭מְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי וְעַ֥יִן רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי

אֹ֣זֶן  the  ear 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.
שָׁ֭מְעָה  heard 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי  then  it  blessed  me 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular, first person common singular
Root: אָשַׁר 
Sense: to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress.
וְעַ֥יִן  and  when  the  eye 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common singular
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה  saw 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי  then  it  approved  me 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular, first person common singular
Root: עוּד 
Sense: to return, repeat, go about, do again.

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