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Job 29:8
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Los mozos me veían, y se escondían; Y los viejos se levantaban, y estaban en pie;
Los jóvenes me veían, y se escondían; y los ancianos se levantaban, y permanecían de pie;
Los jóvenes me veían, y se escondían; y los viejos se levantaban, y estaban en pie.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
young men: Leviticus 19:32, Proverbs 16:31, Proverbs 20:8, Romans 13:3, Romans 13:4, Titus 3:1, 1 Peter 5:5
the aged: Romans 13:7, 1 Peter 2:17
Reciprocal: Job 30:1 - they that are Titus 2:6 - Young
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The young men saw me, and hid themselves,.... Through a veneration of him; which was much, since young men, through a vain conceit and opinion of themselves, are apt to treat their superiors in age with slight, neglect, and contempt; or through fear, lest he should spy them, and call them to him, and examine them closely concerning their conduct and behaviour, and reprove them for their youthful follies he might have knowledge of:
and the aged arose [and] stood up; as he passed by them, to show their respect unto him; or when he came into court, they rose up, and continued standing until he had took his seat; and even then kept the same posture, attending to his counsel and instruction, to his definitive sentence and decision of matters in debate; though they were venerable persons themselves, and such as before whom young men were to arise, Leviticus 19:32; and were also men of wisdom and prudence,
Job 12:12; yet these men rose and stood up, paying a deference to Job's superior sense and judgment.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The young men saw me, and hid themselves - That is, they retired as if awed at my presence. They gave place to me, or reverently withdrew as I passed along.
And the aged arose, and stood up - They not merely rose, but they continued to stand still until I had passed by. “This is a most elegant description, and exhibits most correctly the great reverence and respect which was paid, even by the old and the decrepit, to the holy man, in passing along the streets, or when he sat in public. They not only rose, which in men so old was a great mark of distinction, but they stood; and they continued to do it, though the attempt was so difficult.†Lowth. The whole image presents a beautiful illustration of Oriental manners, and of the respect paid to a man of known excellence of character and distinction.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 29:8. The young men saw me, and hid themselves — From all classes of persons I had the most marked respect. The YOUNG, through modesty and bashfulness, shrunk back, and were afraid to meet the eye of their prince; and the AGED rose from their seats when I entered the place of judgment. These were the elders of the people, who also sat with the judge, and assisted in all legal cases.
