Job 29:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 29:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 29:3 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; candle: or, lamp" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 29:3 — KJV
“When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; candle: or, lamp”
— Job 29:3 (KJV)
Job 29:3 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 29:3
“For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. lamp: or, candle”
Shares key themes with Job 29:3: candle, light, darkness
“For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. candle: or, lamp”
Shares key themes with Job 29:3: candle, light, darkness
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:3: shined, light, walked
“And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. lighteth: or setteth up: Heb. causeth to ascend at even: Heb. between the two evenings”
Shares key themes with Job 29:3: light, through, lamp
“The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,”
Shares key themes with Job 29:3: candle, light, lamp
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