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Job 29:12–17

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12Because I delivered the poor that cried,

And rthe fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

13The sblessing of him that was tready to perish came upon me:

And I caused uthe widow’s heart to xsing for joy.

14yI put on righteousness, and it clothed me:

My judgment was as a robe and a zdiadem.

15I was aeyes to the blind,

And feet was I to the lame.

16I was a father to the poor:

And the cause bwhich I knew not I searched out.

17And I bbbrake †the jaws of the wicked,

And †plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

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Footnotes

  1. sSee ch. 31:20.
  2. tDeut. 26:5. Prov. 31:6. Isai. 27:13. Also in the Heb. ch. 4:11. & 31:19. Ps. 119:176. Jer. 50:6.
  3. uComp. Ruth 2:20.
  4. xPs. 65:8 marg.
  5. yPs. 132:9. Isai. 59:17. & 61:10. Comp. Isai. 11:5. Eph. 6:14–17. 1 Thess. 5:8.
  6. zIs. 3:23 (Heb.). & 62:3. Zec. 3:5 (Heb.). Comp. ch. 19:9.
  7. bch. 18:21. Isai. 55:5.
  8. bbSo Ps. 3:7.
  9. †Heb. the jawteeth, or, the grinders. Prov. 30:14. Joel 1:6. So Ps. 58:6.
  10. †Heb. I cast. Gen. 21:15, &c.

Cross references

  1. rPs. 72:12.
  2. aNum. 10:31.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

because I delivered the poor who cried for help,

and the fatherless who had none to help him.

The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me,

and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;

my justice was like a robe and a turban.

I was eyes to the blind

and feet to the lame.

I was a father to the needy,

and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.

I broke the fangs of the unrighteous

and made him drop his prey from his teeth.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

because I rescued the poor who cried for help,

and the fatherless who had none to assist them.

The one who was dying blessed me;

I made the widow’s heart sing.

I put on righteousness as my clothing;

justice was my robe and my turban.

I was eyes to the blind

and feet to the lame.

I was a father to the needy;

I took up the case of the stranger.

I broke the fangs of the wicked

and snatched the victims from their teeth.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For I rescued the poor who cried out for help,

and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.

The dying blessed me,

and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.

I clothed myself in righteousness,

and it enveloped me;

my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.

I was eyes to the blind

and feet to the lame.

I was a father to the needy,

and I examined the case of the stranger.

I shattered the fangs of the unjust

and snatched the prey from his teeth.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

For I assisted the poor in their need

and the orphans who required help.

I helped those without hope, and they blessed me.

And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy.

Everything I did was honest.

Righteousness covered me like a robe,

and I wore justice like a turban.

I served as eyes for the blind

and feet for the lame.

I was a father to the poor

and assisted strangers who needed help.

I broke the jaws of godless oppressors

and plucked their victims from their teeth.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

because I saved the needy who cried for help,

and I saved the orphan for whom there was no helper.

The blessing of the wretched came upon me,

and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;

my justice was like a robe and a headband.

“I was eyes to the blind,

and I was feet to the lame.

I was a father to the poor,

and I investigated the stranger’s legal dispute.

And I broke the evil one’s jaw bones,

and I made his prey drop from his teeth.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press