Job 29:12

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless that had no helper.

GNV

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

JPS

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

LXXE

For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.

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Original-language editions

WLC

כִּֽי־אֲ֭מַלֵּט עָנִ֣י מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝יָת֗וֹם וְֽלֹא־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Διέσωσα γὰρ πτωχὸν ἐκ χειρὸς δυνάστου, καὶ ὀρφανῷ ᾧ οὐκ ἦν βοηθὸς, ἐβοήθησα.

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• Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
• Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
• Exodus 22:22–24You must not mistreat any widow or orphan. If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will…
• James 1:27Pure 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.
• Psalms 82:2–4“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the…
• Psalms 68:5A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
• Proverbs 24:11–12Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your…
• Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
• Job 22:5–9Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless? For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing. You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the…
• Job 24:4They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.
• Job 31:21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
• Jeremiah 22:16He 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.
• Nehemiah 5:2–13Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.” Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the…
• Job 31:17if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—

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