Job 29 · Verse 14

Job 29:14

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
Job 29:14, King James Version

Job 29:14 in other translations

BSBI put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
WEBI put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
ASVI put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
YLTRighteousness I have put on, and it clotheth me, As a robe and a diadem my justice.
DARBYI put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was as a mantle and a turban.
BBEI put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.
WebsterI put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

What does Job 29:14 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 29:14 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.

צֶ֣דֶקTze.dekrighteousnessH6664
לָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiI put onH3847
וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niand it clothed meH3847
כִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'Il[was] like a robeH4598
וְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.Nifand a turbanH6797
מִשְׁפָּטִֽי\׃mish.pa.Tijustice myH4941

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 29:14

  • Isaiah 61:10

    I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

  • Isaiah 59:17

    For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.

  • Psalms 132:9

    Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

  • Ephesians 6:14

    Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

  • Revelation 19:8

    And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

  • Job 27:6

    My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:7

    By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:8

    But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

  • Isaiah 62:3

    Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

  • 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.

  • Romans 13:14

    But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

  • Isaiah 28:5

    In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I put.
De 24:13; Ps 132:9; Isa 59:17; 61:10; Ro 13:14; 2Co 6:7; Eph 6:14
1Th 5:8; Re 19:8
a diadem.
Isa 28:5; 62:3

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Context

  • 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.

  • Job 29:15

    I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

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Job 29:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Vestíame de justicia, y ella me vestía como un manto; y mi toca era juicio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Je me vêtais de la justice, et elle me revêtait; ma droiture m’était comme un manteau et un turban.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich kleidete mich in Gerechtigkeit, -und sie bekleidete mich, -wie in Oberkleid und Kopfbund in mein Recht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Justitia indutus sum, et vestivi me, sicut vestimento et diademate, judicio meo.