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Job 29:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Job 29:6

Verse 6 of 25

Scripture focus

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

Job 29:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 29:6

Theological / Devotional

Butter. Butter and oil were symbols of prosperity among the Orientals. Job describes his former life as a time when milk and butter were as common as water, and when the rocky ground on which the olive trees grew poured out rivers of oil. Oil was used for food, for light, for anointing the body, and for medicinal purposes (see Deut. 32:13, 14), and was a treasured and valuable commodity.

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