Job 29 · Verse 13

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 29:13, King James Version

Job 29:13 in other translations

BSBThe dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
WEBthe blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
ASVThe blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
YLTThe blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.
DARBYThe blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
BBEThe blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.
WebsterThe blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

What does Job 29:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 29:12-17

12-17. 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."

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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…

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Job 29:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בִּרְכַּ֣תbir.Kat[the] blessing ofH1293
אֹ֭בֵד'O.ved[one] about to perishH6
עָלַ֣י'a.Laion meH5921
תָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'it cameH935
וְלֵ֖בve.Levand [the] heart ofH3820
אַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.Naha widowH490
אַרְנִֽן\׃'ar.NinI made sing for joyH7442

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Cross references for Job 29:13

  • 2 Timothy 1:16-18

    The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

  • Philemon 1:7

    For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

  • Isaiah 27:13

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

  • Job 22:9

    Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

  • Job 31:19-20

    If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

  • Acts 9:39-41

    Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

  • Deuteronomy 24:13

    In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God.

  • Deuteronomy 16:11

    And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there.

  • Nehemiah 8:10-12

    Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:12-14

    For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God; Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men; And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

  • Proverbs 31:6-9

    Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

  • Isaiah 65:14

    Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The blessing.
De 24:13; Ac 9:39-41; 2Co 9:12-14; 2Ti 1:16-18
ready.
31:19; De 26:5; Pr 31:6-9; Isa 27:13
I caused.
De 16:11; Ne 8:10-12; Phm 1:7
sing.
Ps 67:4; Isa 65:14

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Context

  • 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 29:14

    I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

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Job 29:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
La bendición del que se iba á perder venía sobre mí; y al corazón de la viuda daba alegría.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
La bénédiction de celui qui périssait venait sur moi, et je faisais chanter de joie le cœur de la veuve.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der Segen des Umkommenden kam über mich, und das Herz der Witwe machte ich jubeln.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Benedictio perituri super me veniebat, et cor viduæ consolatus sum.