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Job 29:25

Job 29:25
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

I chose out their way,.... When his friends and neighbours came to him for advice in things civil, he marked out their…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

I chose out their way - That is, I became their guide and counsellor. Rosenmuller and Noyes explain this as meaning,…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 29:18-25

That which crowned Job's prosperity was the pleasing prospect he had of the continuance of it. Though he knew, in…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

A concluding picture of the joy which he had in the fellowship of men, and how they recognised his worth and set him as…