when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
Parallel translations
- WEB when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
- KJV When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
- NKJV When the Almighty was yet with me, When my children were around me;
- NASB When the Almighty was still with me, And my children were around me;
- NLT The Almighty was still with me, and my children were around me.
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Quick answer
Job recalls when the Almighty was present with him and his children surrounded him.
Overview
Job's memory centers on two great blessings: God's presence and a flourishing family. The loss of both makes his lament especially poignant, since his children had died. The verse reminds us that earthly blessings, however precious, are gifts held in God's hands, and that lasting comfort rests in His abiding presence.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Ps 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
- Ps 127:3–5Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
- Deut 33:27–29The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
- Ps 30:7O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
- Josh 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Song 3:1–2On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
- Song 2:4He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
- Jer 14:8O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?
- Ps 44:8–9In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah
- Matt 9:15Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
- Ps 43:2For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
- Job 1:2–5He had seven sons and three daughters,
- Judg 6:12–13And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
- Job 23:3If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
- Job 23:8–10If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
- Job 42:13–16And he also had seven sons and three daughters.
- Prov 17:6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
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