Job 29:11

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

Literal

For the ear heard and declared me blessed, and the eye saw and testified for me,

Latin

Auris audiens beatificabat me, et oculus videns testimonium reddebat mihi:

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Job 29:1–31:40

Job compares his past happiness, honor, and wealth with his current loss of social dignity and divine friendship (chapters 29 and 30). He ends his speech with broad vows of innocence (chapter 31).

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Luke 4:22
All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Job 31:20
…if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
Luke 11:27
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

Glossary

Book of Job

Topics

Beneficence: Job Poor: Kindness To by Job Poor: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To The Ear: The Organ of Hearing

Job 29:11

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