New Living Translation
Job 29:12
12For I assisted the poor in their need and the orphans who required help.
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 highest officials of the city stood quietly, holding their tongues in respect. 11“All who heard me praised me. All who saw me spoke well of me. For I assisted the poor in their need and the orphans who required help. 13I helped those without hope, and they blessed me. And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy. 14Everything I did was honest. Righteousness covered me like a robe, and I wore justice like 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 22:5No, it’s because of your wickedness! There’s no limit to your sins.
- Nehemiah 5:2They were saying, “We have such large families. We need more food to survive.”
- Psalms 72:12He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.
- Psalms 82:2“How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked? Interlude
- Proverbs 21:13Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.
- Proverbs 24:11Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die; save them as they stagger to their death.
- Jeremiah 22:16He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn’t that what it means to know me?” says the Lord.
- Exodus 22:22“You must not exploit a widow or an orphan.
- Deuteronomy 10:18He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.
- Psalms 68:5Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
- James 1:27Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.
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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