Job 29:11-16 | JFB | STEP | 11. blessed-- extolled my virtues ( ). Omit "me" after "heard"; whoever heard of me (in general, not in the market place, ) praised me. gave witness-- to my honorable character. Image from a court of justice ( ). the eye-- that is, "face to face"; antithesis to ear-- that is, report of me.

‏ Job 29:11-16

11. blessed--extolled my virtues (Pr 31:28). Omit "me" after "heard"; whoever heard of me (in general, not in the market place, Job 29:7-10) praised me.

gave witness--to my honorable character. Image from a court of justice (Lu 4:22).

the eye--that is, "face to face"; antithesis to

ear--that is, report of me.

12-17. The grounds on which Job was praised (Job 29:11), his helping the afflicted (Psa 72:12) who cried to him for help, as a judge, or as one possessed of means of charity. Translate: "The fatherless who had none to help him."