Job 29:11
The ear that heard me, blessed me, and the eye that saw me, gave testimony for me.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
In Context
10The commanders subdued their voice, and their tongue adhered to their throat.
12This was because I had freed the poor, who cried out, and the orphan, who had no helper.
Cross References
Proverbs 29:2When just men are multiplied, the common people shall rejoice. When the impious take up the leadership, the people shall mourn.
Luke 4:22And everyone gave testimony to him. And they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth. And they said, “Is this not the son of Joseph?”
Matthew Henry on Job 29:8-18
7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! 8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. 9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. 10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 13 The… Read the whole commentary →