Job 29:14
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.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
15 I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
- KJV
- I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
- WEB
- I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
- ASV
- I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
- DARBY
- I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was as a mantle and a turban.
- BLB
- I clothed myself with righteousness, and it clothed me; like a robe and a turban [was] my justice.
- ÅB
- Jeg kledde meg i rettferdighet, og den oppslo sin bolig i meg; rettsinn bar jeg som kappe og hue.
- OTB
- Jeg bar rettferdighet, og den kledde meg;
Min rettferdighet var som en kappe og et hodebånd. - B1930
- Jeg klædde mig i rettferdighet, og den opslo sin bolig i mig; rettsinn bar jeg som kappe og hue.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Read in contextIsaiah 59:17
He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
Read in contextPsalms 132:9
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
Read in contextEphesians 6:14
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
Read in contextRevelation 19:8
She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
Read in contextJob 27:6
I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:7
in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:8
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
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