Job 29:13

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

In Context

12Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless that had no helper.

14I was clad with justice: and I clothed myself with my judgment, as with a robe and a diadem.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:11And thou shalt feast before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger and the fatherless, and the widow, who abide with you: in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name may dwell there:

Deuteronomy 26:5And thou shalt speak thus in the sight of the Lord thy God: The Syrian pursued my father, who went down into Egypt, and sojourned there in a very small number, and grew into a nation great and strong and of an infinite multitude.

Nehemiah 8:10And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.

Job 31:19If I have despised him that was perishing for want of clothing, and the poor man that had no covering:

Psalms 67:4Let people confess to thee, O God: let all people give praise to thee.

Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink to them that are sad: and wine to them that are grieved in mind:

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 →

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