Job 29:2

Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

King James Version
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Other Translations for Job 29:2

BSB
"How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
AKJV
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
CPDV
Who will grant to me that I might be as I was in former months, according to the days when God kept watch over me?
ERV
Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
NHEB
"Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
SMT
Who will give me as the months of old, as the days God will watch me?

Commentary for Job 29:2

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Job 29:2
Summary
Job longs for his former blessed condition.
Event
Job regrets his lost status
Estimated Time Period
c. 1800 BC
Category
Lament