Job 29:11

Job 29:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it approved,
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the ear heard, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw, then it approved me;

Context of Job 29:11

9The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths; 10The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to their palate. For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me, 12Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper. 13The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

Job 29:11 word by word

כִּ֤י אֹ֣זֶן שָׁ֭מְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי וְעַ֥יִן רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• the earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• it calledאָשַׁר'âshar 'âshêr · to blessH833
• And when the eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• it gaveעוּד‛ûd · to testifyH5749
• witnessעוּד‛ûd · to testifyH5749

Cross-references for Job 29:11

• Job 31:20If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
• Proverbs 29:2When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.
• Luke 4:22And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
• Luke 11:27While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed.”

Commentaries on Job 29:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11When the ear heard me - This and the six following verses present us with a fine exhibition of a man full of benevolence and charity, acting up to the highest dictates of those principles, and rendering the miserable of all descriptions happy, by the constant exercise of his unconfined philanthropy.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11When the ear heard me. - A personification for “they who heard me speak, blessed me.” That is, they commended or praised me. And when the eye saw me - All who saw me. It gave witness to me - That is, the fixed attention to what he said and the admiration which was shown by the eyes of the multitudes, were witnesses of the respect and honor in which he was held. Gray has a beautiful expression similar to this when he says, “He reads his history in a…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. 1111. blessed--extolled my virtues (Pr 31:28). Omit "me" after "heard"; whoever heard of me (in general, not in the market place, Job 29:7-10) praised me. gave witness--to my honorable character. Image from a court of justice (Lu 4:22). the eye--that is, "face to face"; antithesis to ear--that is, report of me.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 29:11

• Beneficence
• Poor

In the dictionaries

• Aged
• Chief
• Ready
• Job, Book of
• Proverbs, the Book of

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