But maybe you sent widows {\cf2\super [35]} away\par without giving them anything.\par Job, maybe you cheated orphans. {\cf2\super [36]} \par
Job 29:13 - Easy To Read Version The person that was dying blessed me.\par I helped widows {\cf2\super [60]} that were in need.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. American Standard Version (1901) The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. Common English Bible The blessing of the perishing reached me; I made the widow’s heart sing; Catholic Public Domain Version The blessing of him who would have been destroyed came upon me, and I consoled the heart of the widow. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I comforted the heart of the widow. |
But maybe you sent widows {\cf2\super [35]} away\par without giving them anything.\par Job, maybe you cheated orphans. {\cf2\super [36]} \par
May all nations rejoice and be happy!\par Why? Because you judge people fairly.\par And you rule over every nation.\par
People become angry at a greedy man who refuses to sell his grain. But they are happy with a man who sells his grain to feed other people.
Many of my people are now lost in Assyria. {\cf2\super [255]} Some of my people have run away to Egypt. But at that time, a great trumpet will be blown. And all those people will come back to Jerusalem. Those people will bow down before the Lord on that holy mountain.
My servants will be happy with joy,\par but you evil people will cry with sadness. {\cf2\super [474]} \par Your spirits will be broken,\par and you will be very sad.\par
Go to the place the Lord will choose to be his special house. You and your people should enjoy yourselves together there with the Lord your God. Take all your people with you—your sons, your daughters, and all your servants. Also, take the Levites, [101] foreigners, orphans, [102] and widows [103] living in your towns.
You must give his security back to him every evening. Then he will have clothes to sleep in. He will bless you, and the Lord your God will accept this as living right and doing good.
Then there before the Lord your God you will say: ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean. [157] He went down into Egypt and stayed there. When he went there, he had only a few people in his family. But in Egypt he became a great nation—a powerful nation with many people.
Then Naomi told her daughter-in-law, “Boaz is one of our relatives. Boaz is one of our protectors.” [13]