Job 29:12
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Job 29:12 in other translations
| BSB | because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. |
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| WEB | because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him, |
| ASV | Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him. |
| YLT | For I deliver the afflicted who is crying, And the fatherless who hath no helper. |
| DARBY | For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper. |
| BBE | For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter. |
| Webster | Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. |
What does Job 29:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 29:12-17
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 29:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 29:12
- Psalms 72:12
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
- Proverbs 21:13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
- Exodus 22:22-24
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
- James 1:27
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
- Proverbs 24:11-12
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
- Psalms 82:2-4
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
- Deuteronomy 10:18
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
- Psalms 68:5
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
- Job 22:5-9
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. …
- Nehemiah 5:2-13
For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards. …
- Jeremiah 22:16
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.
- Job 24:4
They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
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Context
- 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 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Job 29:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque libraba al pobre que gritaba, y al huérfano que carecía de ayudador. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car je délivrais le malheureux qui implorait du secours, et l’orphelin qui était sans aide. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn ich befreite den Elenden, der um Hülfe rief, und die Waise, die keinen Helfer hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | eo quod liberassem pauperem vociferantem, et pupillum cui non esset adjutor. |