The Meaning of Job 29:8 Explained

Job 29:8

KJV: The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

YLT: Seen me have youths, and they, been hidden, And the aged have risen -- they stood up.

Darby: The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose and stood up;

ASV: The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 29:8?

MEANING: What does Job 29:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 29:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 29:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The young men  saw  me, and hid  themselves: and the aged  arose,  [and] stood up. 

What does Job 29:8 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 29:8 mean?

Saw me the young men and hid and the aged arose [and] stood
רָא֣וּנִי נְעָרִ֣ים וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים קָ֣מוּ עָמָֽדוּ

רָא֣וּנִי  Saw  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural, first person common singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
נְעָרִ֣ים  the  young  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: נַעַר  
Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ  and  hid 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: חָבָא  
Sense: to withdraw, hide.
וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים  and  the  aged 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: יָשִׁישׁ  
Sense: aged, old man, aged one.
קָ֣מוּ  arose 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
עָמָֽדוּ  [and]  stood 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.

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