KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Job 29:13 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “The blessing” | בִּרְכַּ֣ת | Benediction; by implication prosperity | blessing |
| “of him that was ready to perish” | אֹ֭בֵד | Properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy) | ready perish |
| “came” | תָּבֹ֑א | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | came |
| “upon” | עָלַ֣י | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “me: and I caused the widow's” | אַלְמָנָ֣ה | A widow; also a desolate place | caused widows |
| “heart” | וְלֵ֖ב | The heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything | heart |
| “to sing for joy.” | אַרְנִֽן׃ | Properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e., to shout (usually for joy) | sing joy |
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11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
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