Job 29:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.”

Job 29:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 29:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 29:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.”

Job 29:16 — World English Bible

Job 29:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.”

Job 29:16 — American Standard Version

Job 29:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A father I <FI>am<Fi> to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.”

Job 29:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 29:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;”

Job 29:16 — Darby Translation

Job 29:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.”

Job 29:16 — Geneva Bible

Job 29:16 in Context — Job 29

14 Vestíame de justicia, y ella me vestía como un manto; y mi toca era juicio.

15 Yo era ojos al ciego, y pies al cojo.

16 A los menesterosos era padre; y de la causa que no entendía, me informaba con diligencia:

17 Y quebraba los colmillos del inicuo, y de sus dientes hacía soltar la presa.

18 Y decía yo: En mi nido moriré, y como arena multiplicaré días.

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What Does Job 29:16 Mean?

Job 29:16 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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