God’s Word Translation
Job 29:12
12because I rescued the poor who called ⌞for help⌟ and the orphans who had no one to help them.
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 voices of nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths. 11“⌞Any⌟ ears that heard me blessed me. ⌞Any⌟ eyes that saw me spoke well of me, because I rescued the poor who called ⌞for help⌟ and the orphans who had no one to help them. 13I received a blessing from the dying. I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. 14I put on righteousness, and it was my clothing. I practiced justice, and it was my robe and my 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 22:5“Aren’t you really very wicked? Is there no end to your wrongdoing?
- Nehemiah 5:2Some of them said, “We have large families! We need some grain ⌞if we are going⌟ to eat and stay alive.”
- Psalms 72:12He will rescue the needy person who cries for help and the oppressed person who has no one’s help.
- Psalms 82:2“How long are you going to judge unfairly? How long are you going to side with wicked people?” Selah
- Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will call and not be answered.
- Proverbs 24:11Rescue captives condemned to death, and spare those staggering toward their slaughter.
- Jeremiah 22:16He defended the cause of the poor and needy. Everything went well for him. Isn’t this what it means to know me?” asks the Lord.
- Exodus 22:22“Never take advantage of any widow or orphan.
- Deuteronomy 10:18He makes sure orphans and widows receive justice. He loves foreigners and gives them food and clothes.
- Psalms 68:5The God who is in his holy dwelling place is the father of the fatherless and the defender of widows.
- James 1:27Pure, unstained religion, according to God our Father, is to take care of orphans and widows when they suffer and to remain uncorrupted by this 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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