Job 29:12 “because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no…”

Job 29:12

because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

World English Bible

because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,

American Standard Version

Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

Geneva Bible 1599

For I deliuered the poore that cryed, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.

Darby Translation

For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.

Young's Literal Translation

For I deliver the afflicted who is crying, And the fatherless who hath no helper.

Bible in Basic English

For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.

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Cross references

“I delivered”

Psalm 72:12 Proverbs 21:13 Psalm 82:2–4 Job 22:5–9 Nehemiah 5:2–13 Jeremiah 22:16

Psalm 72:12 · BSB

For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

Proverbs 21:13 · BSB

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

Psalm 82:2–4 · BSB

“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

Job 22:5–9 · BSB

Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?

Nehemiah 5:2–13 · BSB

Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

Jeremiah 22:16 · BSB

He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.

“the fatherless”

Exodus 22:22–24 James 1:27 Deuteronomy 10:18 Psalm 68:5

Exodus 22:22–24 · BSB

You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.

James 1:27 · BSB

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Deuteronomy 10:18 · BSB

He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

Psalm 68:5 · BSB

A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.

Also

Job 31:21 Job 24:4 Job 31:17

Job 31:21 · BSB

if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,

Job 24:4 · BSB

They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

Job 31:17 · BSB

if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

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