Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Isaiah 61:10; I Chronicles 12:18).
judgment—justice.
diadem—tiara. Rather, "turban," "head-dress." It and the full flowing outer mantle or "robe," are the prominent characteristics of an Oriental grandee's or high priest's dress (Zechariah 3:5). So Job's righteousness especially characterized him.
The grounds on which Job was praised (Job 29:11), his helping the afflicted (Psalms 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."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 29:14:
Job 22:9
Job 33:8
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