Job 29:24 meaning and explanation

If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.

Job 29:24, Berean Standard Bible

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Job is speaking, recalling in his final discourse the honor he once held before his suffering. At the city gate, where elders and nobles gathered, his smile was so rare and valued that people hardly dared believe it was meant for them, and the light of his face was treasured.

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