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Job 29:11

Justice

9 The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

10 The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

12 because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.

13 The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
KJV
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
WEB
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,
ASV
For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; And when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:
DARBY
When the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me;
BLB
For the ear heard and declared me blessed, and the eye saw and testified for me,
ÅB
Enhver som hørte om meg, priste meg lykkelig, og hver den som så meg, gav meg lovord.
OTB
For når et øre hørte, kalte det meg velsignet,
Og når et øye så, vitnet det om meg,
B1930
Enhver som hørte om mig, priste mig lykkelig, og hver den som så mig, gav mig lovord.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 4:22

    All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

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  • Proverbs 29:2

    When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

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  • Job 31:20

    if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,

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  • Luke 11:27

    As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

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