Key Verse Spotlight
Job 29:13 — Meaning and Application
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.”
Job 29:13
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
When the ear heard {me}, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw {me}, it gave witness to me:
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and {him that had} none to help him.
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.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet {was} I to the lame.
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