Job 31:16 Cross References - NSB

¹⁶ »If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

⁷ »This is what you must do whenever there are poor Israelites in one of your cities in the land that Jehovah your God is giving you. ⁸ »Be generous to these poor people. Freely lend them as much as they need. Never be hardhearted and stingy with them. ⁹ »When the seventh year, the year when payments on debts are canceled, is near, you might be stingy toward poor Israelites and give them nothing. Be careful not to think these worthless thoughts. The poor will complain to Jehovah about you, and you will be condemned for your sin. ¹⁰ »Give the poor what they need, because then Jehovah will make you successful in everything you do.

³² »Your sons and daughters will be dragged off to a foreign country. And you will stand there helpless. Even if you watch for them until you go blind, you will never see them again.

¹⁶ »The poor have hope when wrongdoing shuts its mouth.

¹⁹ »For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor and left them destitute. He has violently seized houses he did not build.

⁷ »You have given no water to the weary to drink. You have withheld bread from the hungry. ⁸ »The powerful possess the land, and the favored live in it. ⁹ »You have sent widows away empty-handed. You crush the arms of the orphans.

³ I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

¹²³ My eyes fail, for I long for your salvation and your righteous word.

⁹ He gives freely to poor. His righteousness continues forever. His head is raised in honor.

⁸² My eyes fail with longing for your word, while I say: When will you comfort me?

¹⁴ »I cry like a swallow (swift). I mourn like a dove. My eyes are red from looking to you, Jehovah. I am terribly abused. Please come and help me.

¹⁷ Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help. We watch for a nation unable to give salvation.

²¹ »He hoped he could eat the bits of food that fell from the rich man’s table. Then the dogs would come and lick his sores.

²⁹ The disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers in Judea.

¹⁰ They wanted us to remember the poor. I was eager (zealous) to do this very thing.