Job 29:12
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, yea, that had none to help him.
Leeser Tanakh
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
11For the ear that heard me called me happy; and the eye that saw me bore witness for me;
Cross References
Exodus 22:22(22:21) Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Nehemiah 5:2And there were some that said, Our sons, and our daughters, [and] ourselves are many; and we must buy corn, that we may eat, and live.
Job 22:6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brothers for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Job 24:4They chase the needy out of the highway: altogether hide themselves the poor of the earth.
Job 31:17Or if ever I ate my bread by myself alone, and the fatherless did not eat thereof;
Job 31:21If I have swung my hand against the fatherless, because I saw in the gate those that would help me:
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 →