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Job 29:16 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Job 29:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 29 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.”
Job 29:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 29:16
I was a father to the poor (abi אָבִי, father; evyon אֶבְיוֹן, poor, needy, destitute)—Job assumed paternal responsibility for the destitute. Evyon describes the desperately poor, those lacking basic necessities. Job didn't merely give alms but adopted the needy into his care with a father's ongoing commitment. This metaphor appears in Isaiah 22:21 and later in Job 29:16's legal advocacy. And the cause which I knew not I searched out (riv רִיב, legal case/dispute; yada יָדַע, to know; chaqar חָקַר, to search, investigate thoroughly)—Job actively investigated cases brought before him rather tha...
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Cross-References for Job 29:16
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“The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.”
“and a defender of the widows”
“that is”
“but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.”
“They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.”
“from my youth he grew up with me as with a father”
“and make search”
“but every small matter they judged themselves.”
“to the king”
“as beloved children.”