Job 29:6

“When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;”

"When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;" - Job 29:6
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What does Job 29:6 mean?

The Bible verse Job 29:6 from the King James Version (KJV) states: "When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil." In order to truly understand the depth and significance of this verse, it is important to consider the context of the Book of Job…

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The Overflow of Abundance: A Reflection on Job 29:6

Job 29:6 (KJV) states, "When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil." This particular verse springs forth from the poetic yet profound lamentations of Job, reflecting his former state of prosperity and the blessings he experienced before his…

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A Prayer for Abundant Blessings and Divine Guidance

Dear Heavenly Father, As I come before You in the fullness of my heart and the depths of my spirit, I reflect upon the words of Job 29:6, where it is declared, "When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil." Lord, this verse resonates deeply…

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Job 29:6 - "When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;"
Job 6:29 - "Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it."
Job 29:1 - "Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,"
"Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it." - Job 6:29
"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 6:1 - "But Job answered and said,"
Job 33:29 - "Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,"
Job 29:10 - "The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth."
Job 29:23 - "And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain."
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 29:20 - "My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand."
Job 29:17 - "And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth."
Job 29:24 - "If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down."
Job 40:6 - "¶ Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,"
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 29:16 - "I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out."
Job 20:29 - "This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God."
Job 29:21 - "Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel."
Job 29:2 - "Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;"
Job 39:29 - "From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off."