Job 29:11 · KJV
“When the ear heard {me}, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw {me}, it gave witness to me:”
— Job 29:11
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. {The nobles...: Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid}
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and {him that had} none to help him.
Job 29 — Context
The princes refrained talking, and laid {their} hand on their mouth.
10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. {The nobles...: Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid}
11When the ear heard {me}, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw {me}, it gave witness to me:
12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and {him that had} none to help him.
13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Cross References
Luke 4:22
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
Job 31:20
If his loins have not blessed me, and {if} he were {not} warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. {in...: or, increased}
Luke 11:27
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed {is} the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.