Job 29:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 29:11

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9 The princes refrained from talking,
And ^aput their hand on their mouth;

10 The voice of nobles was hushed,
And their ^atongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

11 When the ear heard, then it blessed me,
And when the eye saw, then it approved me;

12 Because ^aI delivered the poor who cried out,
The fatherless and the one who had no helper.

13 The blessing of a perishing man came upon me,
And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

14 ^aI put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
My justice was like a robe and a turban.

15 I was ^aeyes to the blind,
And I was feet to the lame.

16 I was a father to the poor,
And ^aI searched out the case that I did not know.

17 I broke ^athe fangs of the wicked,
And plucked the victim from his teeth.

18 “Then I said, ^a‘I shall die in my nest,
And multiply my days as the sand.

19 ^aMy root is spread out ^bto the waters,
And the dew lies all night on my branch.

Verse Comparison: Job 29:11

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American Standard Version
For when the ear heard `me', then it blessed me; And when the eye saw `me', it gave witness unto me:

Amplified® Bible
For when the ear heard, it called me happy {and} blessed me; and when the eye saw, it testified for me [approvingly],

Contemporary English Version
Everyone was pleased with what I said and did.

Darby English Version
When the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me;

Good News Bible
Everyone who saw me or heard of me had good things to say about what I had done.

King James Version
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

New American Standard Bible
"For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,

New International Version
Whoever heard me spoke well of me,
and those who saw me commended me,

New King James Version
When the ear heard, then it blessed me,
And when the eye saw, then it approved me;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,

Revised Standard Version
When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it approved;

Young's Literal Translation
For the ear heard, and declareth me happy, And the eye hath seen, and testifieth `to' me.

New English Translation
“As soon as the ear heard these things,¹ it blessed me,² and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,

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