Christian Standard Bible
Job 29:12
12For I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
Job 29:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
- New International Version (NIV)because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Because I delivered the poor who cried out, The fatherless and the one who had no helper.
Context of Job 29:12
10The noblemen’s voices were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths. 11When 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. 13The dying blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice. 14I clothed myself in righteousness, and it enveloped me; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.
Read all of Job 29Job 29:12 word by word
כִּֽי־אֲ֭מַלֵּט עָנִ֣י מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝יָת֗וֹם וְֽלֹא־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 29:12
- Job 22:5Isn’t your wickedness abundant and aren’t your iniquities endless?
- Nehemiah 5:2Some were saying, “We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live.”
- Psalms 72:12For he will rescue the poor who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
- Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?Selah
- Proverbs 21:13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will himself also call out and not be answered.
- Proverbs 24:11Rescue those being taken off to death, and save those stumbling toward slaughter.
- Jeremiah 22:16He took up the case of the poor and needy; then it went well. Is this not what it means to know me? This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Exodus 22:22“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
- Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving him food and clothing.
- Psalms 68:5God in his holy dwelling is a father of the fatherless and a champion of widows.
- James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Commentaries on Job 29:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Because I delivered the poor that cried - This appears to be intended as a refutation of the charges produced by Eliphaz, Job 22:5-10, to confute which Job appeals to facts, and to public testimony.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Because I delivered the poor that cried - This is spoken of himself as a magistrate or judge - for the whole description relates to that. The meaning is, that when the poor man, who had no means of employing counsel, brought his cause before him, he heard him and delivered him from the grasp of the oppressor. He never made an appeal to him in vain; compare Proverbs 21:13; Proverbs 24:11-12. And the fatherless - The orphan who brought his cause before him…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-17Verses 7-17 All sorts of people paid respect to Job, not only for the dignity of his rank, but for his personal merit, his prudence, integrity, and good management. Happy the men who are blessed with such gifts as these! They have great opportunities of honouring God and doing good, but have great need to watch against pride. Happy the people who are blessed with such men! it is a token for good to them. Here we see what Job valued himself by, in the day…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25Job compares his past happiness, honor, and wealth with his current loss of social dignity and divine friendship (chapters 29 and 30). He ends his speech with broad vows of innocence (chapter 31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1712-17. The grounds on which Job was praised (Job 29:11), his helping the afflicted (Psa 72:12) who cried to him for help, as a judge, or as one possessed of means of charity. Translate: "The fatherless who had none to help him."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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