when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
Parallel translations
- WEB when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
- KJV When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
- NKJV When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me!
- NASB When my steps were bathed in cream, And the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
- NLT My steps were awash in cream, and the rocks gushed olive oil for me.
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Quick answer
Job remembers days so abundant that his path overflowed with cream and oil.
Overview
Using vivid imagery of butter and streams of oil from the rock, Job pictures the lavish prosperity he once enjoyed. These figures express overflowing blessing and ease. The verse highlights how completely Job's fortunes have reversed, while pointing to God as the giver of every good gift, whether in abundance or in want (James 1:17).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ps 81:16But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
- Job 20:17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
- Deut 32:13–14He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
- Deut 33:24And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
- Gen 49:11He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
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