Job 29:20

“My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.”

"My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand." - Job 29:20
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What does Job 29:20 mean?

Job 29:20 (KJV) says, "My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Job, in which Job is reflecting on his past days of prosperity and honor before his current sufferings. This verse is a powerful portrayal…

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Renewed in Glory and Strength: A Reflection on Job 29:20

The verse of Job 29:20 states, "My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand." In this succinct declaration, Job contrasts his past prosperity with his current suffering. His reflection serves as a poignant reminder of the transitory nature of glory and strength…

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A Prayer for Renewed Strength and Glory

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, in Your sacred presence I come humbly before You, inspired by the words of Job 29:20: "My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand." How profound are these words! They echo my innermost desire for renewal and…

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Job 29:20 - "My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand."
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"This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God." - Job 20:29
Job 29:1 - "Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,"
"Moreover Job continued his parable, and said," - Job 29:1
Job 9:29 - "If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?"
Job 29:15 - "I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame."
Job 30:29 - "I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls."
Job 29:9 - "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth."
Job 41:29 - "Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear."
Job 29:10 - "The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth."
Job 33:29 - "Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,"
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Job 29:23 - "And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain."
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Job 29:14 - "I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem."
Job 36:29 - "Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?"
Job 29:24 - "If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down."
Job 29:17 - "And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth."
Job 1:20 - "Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,"
Job 29:4 - "As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;"
Job 29:5 - "When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;"
Job 21:29 - "Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,"
Job 29:8 - "The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up."
Job 20:5 - "That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?"
Job 29:16 - "I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out."