Tree of Life Version
Job 29:12
12for I saved the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no one to help 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 voice of the nobles was hushed and their tongue stuck to their palate. 11“When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw me, it commended me; for I saved the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no one to help him; 13the blessing of the dying man came on me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. 14I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was as my robe and 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 22:5Is not your wickedness great, and is there no end to your iniquity?
- Nehemiah 5:2There were those who said, “We and our sons and our daughters are numerous. We must take grain, so we may eat and live.”
- Psalms 72:12For he rescues the needy crying for help, also the poor and the one with no helper.
- Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
- Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, will also cry out but not be answered.
- Proverbs 24:11Rescue those being dragged off to death, hold back those stumbling to slaughter.
- Jeremiah 22:16He pled the case of the poor and weak, so it went well. Is not this knowledge of Me?” It is a declaration of Adonai.
- Exodus 22:22If you mistreat them in any way, and they cry out to Me, I will surely hear their cry.
- Deuteronomy 10:18He enacts justice for the orphan and widow, and loves the outsider, giving him food and clothing.
- Psalms 68:5Sing to God, sing praises to His Name. Prepare the road for Him who rides through the deserts, whose Name is Adonai— and rejoice before Him.
- James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by 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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