Job

Job 29:11–17

11For those who heard me called me blessed,

and those who saw me commended me,

12because I rescued the poor who cried out

and the fatherless who had no helper.

13The dying man blessed me,

and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;

justice was my robe and my turban.

15I served as eyes to the blind

and as feet to the lame.

16I was a father to the needy,

and I took up the case of the stranger.

17I shattered the fangs of the unjust

and snatched the prey from his teeth.

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Job 29:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
thoseאֹ֣זֶן’ō·zenNoun - feminine singularH241 ear
who heard meשָׁ֭מְעָהšā·mə·ʿāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH8085 hear
called me blessedוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיwat·tə·’aš·šə·rê·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singularH833 go straight, go on, advance
and those whoוְעַ֥יִןwə·‘a·yinConjunctive waw; Noun - common singularH5869 eye
saw meרָ֝אֲתָ֗הrā·’ă·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH7200 see
commended meוַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃wat·tə·‘î·ḏê·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singularH5749 return, go about, repeat, do again

Job 29:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I rescuedאֲ֭מַלֵּט’ă·mal·lêṭVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularH4422 slip away
the poorעָנִ֣י‘ā·nîAdjective - masculine singularH6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
who cried outמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַmə·šaw·wê·a‘Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH7768 cry out for help
and the fatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםwə·yā·ṯō·wmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3490 orphan
who had noוְֽלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
helperעֹזֵ֥ר‘ō·zêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5826 help, succour

Job 29:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The dying manאֹ֭בֵד’ō·ḇêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6 perish
blessed meבִּרְכַּ֣תbir·kaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH1293 blessing
and I made the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה’al·mā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH490 widow
heartוְלֵ֖בwə·lêḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
sing for joyאַרְנִֽן׃’ar·ninVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularH7442 give a ringing cry

Job 29:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I put onלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיlā·ḇaš·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקṣe·ḏeqNoun - masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
and it clothed meוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיway·yil·bā·šê·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
justiceמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃miš·pā·ṭîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH4941 judgment
was my robeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim·‘îlPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH4598 robe
and my turbanוְ֝צָנִ֗יףwə·ṣā·nîp̄Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH6797 turban

Job 29:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Iהָ֭יִיתִיhā·yî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
eyesעֵינַ֣יִם‘ê·na·yimNoun - cdH5869 eye
to the blindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla·‘iw·wêrPreposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH5787 blind
as feetוְרַגְלַ֖יִםwə·raḡ·la·yimConjunctive waw; Noun - fdH7272 foot
to the lameלַפִּסֵּ֣חַlap·pis·sê·aḥPreposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH6455 lame

Job 29:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Iאָ֭נֹכִֽי’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
was a fatherאָ֣ב’āḇNoun - masculine singularH1 father
to the needyלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםlā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH34 in want, needy, poor
and I took upאֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃’eḥ·qə·rê·hūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH2713 search
the caseוְרִ֖בwə·riḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7379 strife, dispute
of the strangerלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not

Job 29:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I shatteredוָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָהwā·’ă·šab·bə·rāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH7665 break, break in pieces
the fangsמְתַלְּע֣וֹתmə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH4973 biter, tooth
of the unjustעַוָּ֑ל‘aw·wālNoun - masculine singularH5767 unjust, unrighteous one
and snatchedאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ’aš·lîḵVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularH7993 throw, fling, cast
the preyטָֽרֶף׃ṭā·rep̄Noun - masculine singularH2964 prey, food; leaf
from his teethוּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יוū·miš·šin·nāwConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singularH8127 tooth, ivory

Cross-references

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Job 29:11 Luke 4:22 · Job 31:20 · Proverbs 29:2

Job 29:12 Psalm 72:12 · Proverbs 21:13 · James 1:27 · Exodus 22:22–24 · Deuteronomy 10:18 · Psalm 68:5 · Proverbs 24:11–12 · Psalm 82:2–4

Job 29:13 Job 31:19–20 · Isaiah 27:13 · Philemon 1:7 · Job 22:9 · 2 Timothy 1:16–18

Job 29:14 Isaiah 61:10 · Isaiah 59:17 · Psalm 132:9 · Ephesians 6:14 · Revelation 19:8 · Job 27:6 · 1 Thessalonians 5:8 · Isaiah 62:3 · 2 Corinthians 6:7 · Deuteronomy 24:13

Job 29:15 Numbers 10:31 · Matthew 11:5

Job 29:16 Proverbs 29:7 · Psalm 68:5 · Proverbs 25:2 · Job 24:4 · Esther 2:7 · Job 31:18

Job 29:17 Psalm 3:7 · Proverbs 30:14 · Psalm 58:8 · 1 Samuel 17:35 · Psalm 124:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.