The Meaning of Job 29:19 Explained

Job 29:19

KJV: My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

YLT: My root is open unto the waters, And dew doth lodge on my branch.

Darby: My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew will lie all night on my branch;

ASV: My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

My root  [was] spread out  by the waters,  and the dew  lay all night  upon my branch. 

What does Job 29:19 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 29:19 mean?

My root [is] spread out to the waters and the dew lies all night on my branch
שָׁרְשִׁ֣י פָת֣וּחַ אֱלֵי־ מָ֑יִם וְ֝טַ֗ל יָלִ֥ין בִּקְצִירִֽי

שָׁרְשִׁ֣י  My  root 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: שֹׁרֶשׁ  
Sense: root.
פָת֣וּחַ  [is]  spread  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: פָּתַח 
Sense: to open.
מָ֑יִם  the  waters 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
וְ֝טַ֗ל  and  the  dew 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: טַל  
Sense: dew, night mist.
יָלִ֥ין  lies  all  night 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: לוּן 
Sense: to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide.
בִּקְצִירִֽי  on  my  branch 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: קָצִיר 
Sense: harvest, harvesting.

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