Job 29:12
For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
In Context
11When the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me;
13The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
Nehemiah 5:2And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live.
Job 22:6For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.
Job 24:4They turn the needy out of the way: the afflicted of the land all hide themselves.
Job 31:17Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,
Job 31:21If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate:
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 →