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Job 29:12 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help "
Job 29:12
Verse in Context
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The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
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Job 29:1
"Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,"
Job 29:2
"Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved"
Job 29:3
"When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;"
Job 29:4
"As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;"
Job 29:5
"When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about"
Job 29:6
"When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;"
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