Job 29:6
“when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,”
— Job 29:6
About this verse
Job 29:6 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 60% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the poem genre of biblical literature. Key themes include abundance, prosperity. Notable phrases: washed with butter; rock poured out oil.
Speaker
Job
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
grateful
Type
poem
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
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