Job 29:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice;

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 22:9 : 9 you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.
  • Job 31:19-20 : 19 If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat, 20 whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep,
  • Isa 27:13 : 13 At that time a large trumpet will be blown, and the ones lost in the land of Assyria will come, as well as the refugees in the land of Egypt. They will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
  • 2 Tim 1:16-18 : 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment. 17 But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me. 18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.
  • Phlm 1:7 : 7 I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
  • Isa 65:14 : 14 Look, my servants will shout for joy as happiness fills their hearts! But you will cry out as sorrow fills your hearts; you will wail because your spirits will be crushed.
  • Acts 9:39-41 : 39 So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was with them. 40 But Peter sent them all outside, knelt down, and prayed. Turning to the body, he said,“Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41 He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.
  • 2 Cor 9:12-14 : 12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God. 13 Through the evidence of this service they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing with them and with everyone. 14 And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you.
  • Ps 67:4 : 4 Let foreigners rejoice and celebrate! For you execute justice among the nations, and govern the people living on earth.(Selah)
  • Prov 31:6-9 : 6 Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed; 7 let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more. 8 Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying. 9 Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
  • Deut 16:11 : 11 You shall rejoice before him– you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows among you– in the place where the LORD chooses to locate his name.
  • Deut 24:13 : 13 You must by all means return to him at sunset the item he gave you as security so that he may sleep in his outer garment and bless you for it; it will be considered a just deed by the LORD your God.
  • Deut 26:5 : 5 Then you must affirm before the LORD your God,“A wandering Aramean was my ancestor, and he went down to Egypt and lived there as a foreigner with a household few in number, but there he became a great, powerful, and numerous people.
  • Neh 8:10-12 : 10 He said to them,“Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” 11 Then the Levites quieted all the people saying,“Be quiet, for this day is holy. Do not grieve.” 12 So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food with others and to enjoy tremendous joy, for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

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  • Job 31:19-21
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    20whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep,

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    13Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

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    29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him–

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    25I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I lived like a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners.

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    10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me! O LORD, deliver me!”

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    9Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

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