Job 29:22

"“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel."

Key Reflection

This verse suggests a time when Job was seen as wise and his counsel valued, as people listened to him, waited in hope, and remained silent out of respect. It contrasts with later chapters where his words are met with silence or disbelief, highlighting the dramatic change in his reputation and circumstances.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

After my words they spake not again -The highest proof which could be given of deference. So full of respect were they that they did not dare to dispute him; so sagacious and wise was his counsel that they were satisfied with it, and did not presume to suggest any other. And my speech dropped upon them -That is, like the dew or the gentle rain. So inDeuteronomy 32:2: My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender herb, And as the showers upon the grass. So Homer speaks of the eloquence of Nestor, Τοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ γλώσσης μέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐδή. Toukaiapoglōssēsmelitosglukiōnrēnaudē.

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