New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 29:4-16

4Just as I was in the days of my youth, When the 1protection of God was over my tent;5When 2the Almighty was still with me, And my children were around me;6When my steps were bathed in 3cream, And the 4rock poured out streams of oil for me!7When I went out to 5the gate of the city, When I 6took my seat in the public square,8The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.9The leaders 7stopped talking And 8put their hands on their mouths;10The voices of the prominent people were 9 10hushed, And their 11tongues stuck to their palates.11For when 12an ear heard, it called me blessed, And when an eye saw, it testified in support of me,12Because I saved 13the poor who cried for help, And the 14orphan who had no helper.13The blessing of the one who 15was about to perish came upon me, And I made the 16widow’s heart sing for joy.14I 17put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a headband.15I was 18eyes to those who were blind, And feet to those who 19could not walk.16I was a father to 20the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.

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Notes

1. Job 29:4 Job 15:8; Ps 25:14; Prov 3:32 ↩
2. Job 29:5 Heb Shaddai ↩
3. Job 29:6 Deut 32:14; Job 20:17 ↩
4. Job 29:6 Deut 32:13; Ps 81:16 ↩
5. Job 29:7 Job 31:21 ↩
6. Job 29:7 Lit set up ↩
7. Job 29:9 Job 29:21 ↩
8. Job 29:9 Job 21:5 ↩
9. Job 29:10 Lit hidden ↩
10. Job 29:10 Job 29:22 ↩
11. Job 29:10 Ps 137:6 ↩
12. Job 29:11 Job 4:3, 4 ↩
13. Job 29:12 Job 24:4, 9; 34:28; Ps 72:12; Prov 21:13 ↩
14. Job 29:12 Job 31:17, 21 ↩
15. Job 29:13 Job 31:19 ↩
16. Job 29:13 Job 22:9 ↩
17. Job 29:14 Job 27:5, 6; Ps 132:9; Is 59:17; 61:10; Eph 6:14 ↩
18. Job 29:15 Num 10:31 ↩
19. Job 29:15 Or limped ↩
20. Job 29:16 Job 24:4; Prov 29:7 ↩

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