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Job 29:21

Job 29:21
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Unto me men gave ear,.... Or give ear, or shall give ear, being all ear; all attention to him, listening to what he said with the utmost diligence and earnestness; even all sorts of men, high and low,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Unto me men gave ear - Job here returns to the time when he sat in the assembly of counsellors, and to the respectful attention which was paid to all that he said. They listened when he spoke; they…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 29:18-25

That which crowned Job's prosperity was the pleasing prospect he had of the continuance of it. Though he knew, in general, that he was liable to trouble, and therefore was not secure (Job 3:26, I was…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Job 29:21-25

Return to the main thought of the passage, his place among men, his brothers.

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