Job 29:4
“as I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was in my tent,”
— Job 29:4
About this verse
Job 29:4 comes from the book of Job, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is ash heap. These words are attributed to Job. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the poem genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine friendship, intimacy. Notable phrases: friendship of God; in my tent.
Speaker
Job
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
grateful
Type
poem
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
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