Job 29:11
For the ear that heard me called me happy; and the eye that saw me bore witness for me;
Leeser Tanakh
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 voice of nobles was arrested, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.
12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, yea, that had none to help him.
Cross References
Proverbs 29:2When the righteous are in authority, the people will rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people groan.
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 →