Job 29:18 | TNotes | STEP | 29:18 after a long, good life (literally after I have counted my days like sand ): Job thought the length of his years would signify God’s blessing, like the great number of Abraham’s offspring (Gen 15:5 ; 32:12 ) or the abundance of Joseph’s supplies in Egypt (Gen 41:49 ).

bGen 15:5►

dGen 41:49►

‏ Job 29:18

29:18 ^a after a long, good life (literally after I have counted my days like sand): Job thought the length of his years would signify God’s blessing, like the great number of Abraham’s offspring (Gen 15:5 ^b; 32:12 ^c) or the abundance of Joseph’s supplies in Egypt (Gen 41:49 ^d).