Job 29:11 BSB — MannaFest

Job 29:11

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me:

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XIX (604)

The ear hearing me, blessed me; and the eye seeing, gave witness to me. [HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION] Whereas blessed Job avouches himself to be 'blessed by those that heard him,' and to 'have witness given to him by those that saw him,' what he was in speech and what in practice, we have shewn us. For neither is he henceforth perfect in practice, whom wickedness of the tongue still withstands, or praiseworthy in speech who does not exhibit in practice the thing that he utters.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Darkness - I passed safely through many difficulties, and dangers, and common calamities. Seat - When I caused the seat of justice to be set for me. By this, and several other expressions, it appears that Job was a magistrate.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Many a good word they said of him, and many a good prayer they put up for him. He did not think it an honour to make every body fear him ( Oderint dum metuant--Let them hate, provided they also fear ) nor to be arbitrary, and to have his own will and way, not caring what people said of him; but, like Mordecai, to be accepted of the multitude of his brethren, Esth. x.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֤י	ki	for	H3588 →
אֹ֣זֶן	'O.zen	an ear	H241 →
שָׁ֭מְעָה	Sham.'ah	it heard	H8085 →
וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי	va.te.'a.she.Re.ni	and it called blessed me	H833 →
וְעַ֥יִן	ve.'A.yin	and an eye	H5869 →
רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה	ra.'a.Tah	it saw	H7200 →
וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃	va.te.'i.De.ni	and it bore witness to me	H5749 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H241ʾozenan ear187×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
leads to
- Proverbs 28:12
  When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
- Proverbs 11:10
  When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
- Proverbs 28:28
  When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
- Esther 8:15
  Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted…
- Ecclesiastes 10:5
  There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
Through
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.
leads to
- Matthew 13:54–56
  Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
- Psalms 45:2
  You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
- Acts 6:10
  but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

About Job

Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Job