The Meaning of Job 29:23 Explained

Job 29:23

KJV: And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

YLT: And they wait as for rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide As for the latter rain.

Darby: And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

ASV: And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they waited  for me as for the rain;  and they opened  their mouth  wide [as] for the latter rain. 

What does Job 29:23 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 29:23 mean?

And they waited [as] for the rain for me and their mouth they opened wide [as] for the spring rain
וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ

וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ  And  they  waited 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָחַל  
Sense: to wait, hope, expect.
כַמָּטָ֣ר  [as]  for  the  rain 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָטָר  
Sense: rain.
לִ֑י  for  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם  and  their  mouth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
פָּעֲר֥וּ  they  opened  wide 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: פָּעַר  
Sense: to open wide, gape.
לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ  [as]  for  the  spring  rain 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַלְקֹושׁ  
Sense: latter rain, spring rain.

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