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Job 29:11–17

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11Whoever heard me spoke well of me,

and those who saw me commended me,v

12because I rescued the poorw who cried for help,

and the fatherlessx who had none to assist them.y

13The one who was dying blessed me;z

I made the widow’sa heart sing.

14I put on righteousnessb as my clothing;

justice was my robe and my turban.c

15I was eyesd to the blind

and feet to the lame.e

16I was a father to the needy;f

I took up the caseg of the stranger.h

17I broke the fangs of the wicked

and snatched the victimsi from their teeth.j

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Cross references

  1. vSee Job 4:4; Heb 11:4
  2. wSee Job 24:4
  3. xSee Dt 24:17; Job 31:17, 21
  4. yPs 72:12; Pr 21:13
  5. zJob 31:20
  6. aSee Dt 10:18; See Job 22:9
  7. bSee 2 Sa 8:15; See Job 27:6; Eph 4:24; 6:14
  8. cSee Job 19:9
  9. dNu 10:31
  10. eSee Job 4:4
  11. fSee Job 24:4
  12. gEx 18:26
  13. hSee Job 4:4; Pr 22:22–23
  14. iJob 24:9
  15. jSee Job 4:10, 11; See Ps 3:7

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When the ear heard, it called me blessed,

and when the eye saw, it approved,

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When they heard me, they blessed me,

and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.

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

“All who heard me praised me.

All who saw me spoke well of me.

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

“When the ear heard and commended me,

and the eye saw and testified in support of me

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

KJV 1900King James Version

When the ear heard me, then it blessed me;

And when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

Because I delivered the poor that cried,

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

The blessing of him that was ready 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 judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

I was eyes to the blind,

And feet was I to the lame.

I was a father to the poor:

And the cause which I knew not I searched out.

And I brake the jaws of the wicked,

And plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

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