Job 29:12 Cross References - Leeser

¹² Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, yea, that had none to help him.

^{22 (22:21)} Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. ^{23 (22:22)} If thou afflict him in any wise; for if he cry at all unto me, I will surely hear his cry: ^{24 (22:23)} My wrath shall wax hot, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

¹⁸ Who executeth justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and raiment.

² And there were some that said, Our sons, and our daughters, and ourselves are many; and we must buy corn, that we may eat, and live. ³ And others there were that said, We must pledge our fields, our vineyards, and our houses, that we may buy corn, in the famine. ⁴ And others there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. ⁵ Yet now our flesh is like the flesh of our brethren, our children are like their children: and, lo, we must force our sons and our daughters to become servants, and some of our daughters are forced to become so, and our hand is powerless; and our fields and our vineyards belong to others. ⁶ And it displeased me greatly when I heard their complaint and these words. ⁷ Then did I consult with my heart, and I upbraided the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, “Ye exact usury, every one of his brother!” And I brought together a great assembly against them. ⁸ And I said unto them, We have indeed ransomed our brethren the Jews, who had been sold unto the various nations, as far as our means went: and will ye yourselves even sell your brethren, so that they will be sold again unto us? And they remained silent, and found no answer. ⁹ Then said I, The thing is not good which ye are doing: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the taunting of the nations, our enemies? ¹⁰ And also I, my brothers, and my young men, have lent them money and corn: I pray you, let us relinquish this loan. ¹¹ Give back to them, I pray you, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye have lent them. ¹² Then said they, We will give all back, and of them will we require nothing: so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and made them swear, that they would do in accordance with this promise. ¹³ Also my lap did I shake out, and said, So may God shake out every man that performeth not this promise, from his house and of his toil-gotten wealth, and so let him remain shaken out, and empty. And all the assembly said, Amen, and they praised the Lord. And the people did according to this promise.

⁵ Is not thy evil great? and no end to thy iniquities? ⁶ For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brothers for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. ⁷ Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and from the hungry thou hast withholden bread. ⁸ But as for the man of a strong arm, he obtained the land, and the highly honored could dwell therein. ⁹ Widows hast thou sent away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

⁴ They chase the needy out of the highway: altogether hide themselves the poor of the earth.

¹⁷ Or if ever I ate my bread by myself alone, and the fatherless did not eat thereof;

²¹ If I have swung my hand against the fatherless, because I saw in the gate those that would help me:

^{5 (68:6)} A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

¹² For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the afflicted also, who hath no helper.

² How long will ye judge unjustly, and treat with favor the face of the wicked? Selah. ³ Judge uprightly the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and indigent. ⁴ Release the poor and needy: deliver them out of the power of the wicked.

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears against the cry of the poor, he also will cry himself, but shall not be answered.

¹¹ Deliver those that are taken unto death, and those that are moved away to the slaughter hold back. ¹² If thou shouldst say, Behold, we know not this man: lo, he that weigheth hearts will truly regard it, and he that keepeth thy soul will surely know it; and he will give a recompense to man according to his doing.

¹⁶ He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then was it well: is not this the proper knowledge of me? saith the Lord.