Job 29:11
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
Job 29:11 in other translations
| BSB | For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me, |
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| WEB | For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me, |
| ASV | For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me: |
| YLT | For the ear heard, and declareth me happy, And the eye hath seen, and testifieth to me. |
| DARBY | When the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me; |
| BBE | For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me; |
| Webster | When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: |
What does Job 29:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 29:7-17
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…
Job 29:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 29:11
- Luke 4:22
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
- Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
- Job 31:20
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
- Luke 11:27
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
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Context
- Job 29:10
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
- Job 29:11
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
- Job 29:12
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Job 29:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Cuando los oídos que me oían, me llamaban bienaventurado, y los ojos que me veían, me daban testimonio: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Quand l’oreille m’entendait, elle m’appelait bienheureux; quand l’œil me voyait, il me rendait témoignage; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn wenn das Ohr von mir hörte, so pries es mich glücklich, und wenn das Auge mich sah, so legte es Zeugnis von mir ab. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Auris audiens beatificabat me, et oculus videns testimonium reddebat mihi: |