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Job 29

Job 29:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The blessing
Brakah (Hebrew #1293)
benediction; by implication prosperity
KJV usage: blessing, liberal, pool, present.
Pronounce: ber-aw-kaw'
Origin: from 1288
of him that was ready to perish
'abad (Hebrew #6)
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
KJV usage: break, destroy(- uction), + not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, X and surely, take, be undone, X utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.
Pronounce: aw-bad'
Origin: a primitive root
came
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
upon me: and I caused the widow’s
'almanah (Hebrew #490)
a widow; also a desolate place
KJV usage: desolate house (palace), widow.
Pronounce: al-maw-naw'
Origin: fem of 488
heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
to sing for joy
ranan (Hebrew #7442)
properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
KJV usage: aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.
Pronounce: raw-nan'
Origin: a primitive root
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Blessing,
Heart,
Singing,
Widow

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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The blessing.
Deut. 24:13• 13in any case thou shalt return him the pledge at the going down of the sun, that he may sleep in his own upper garment and bless thee; and it shall be righteousness unto thee before Jehovah thy God. (Deut. 24:13)
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Acts 9:39‑41• 39And Peter rising up went with them, whom, when arrived, they brought up into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping and shewing him the body-coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
 40But Peter, putting them all out, and kneeling down, prayed. And, turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and, seeing Peter, sat up.
 41And having given her his hand, he raised her up, and having called the saints and the widows, presented her living. (Acts 9:39‑41)
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2 Cor. 9:12‑14• 12Because the ministration of this service is not only filling up the measure of what is lacking to the saints, but also abounding by many thanksgivings to God;
 13they glorifying God through the proof of this ministration, by reason of your subjection, by profession, to the glad tidings of the Christ, and your free-hearted liberality in communicating towards them and towards all;
 14and in their supplication for you, full of ardent desire for you, on account of the exceeding grace of God which is upon you. (2 Cor. 9:12‑14)
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2 Tim. 1:16‑18• 16The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he has often refreshed me, and has not been ashamed of my chain;
 17but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found me--
 18the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord in that day--and how much service he rendered in Ephesus *thou* knowest best. (2 Tim. 1:16‑18)
ready.
Job 31:19• 19If I have seen any perishing for want of clothing, or any needy without covering; (Job 31:19)
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Deut. 26:5• 5And thou shalt speak and say before Jehovah thy God, A perishing Aramæan was my father, and he went down to Egypt with a few, and sojourned there, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous. (Deut. 26:5)
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Prov. 31:6‑9• 6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:
 7let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
 8Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.
 9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the afflicted and needy. (Prov. 31:6‑9)
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Isa. 27:13• 13And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown; and they shall come that were perishing in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and they shall worship Jehovah in the holy mountain at Jerusalem. (Isa. 27:13)
I caused.
Deut. 16:11• 11and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite that is in thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow that are in thy midst in the place that Jehovah thy God will choose to cause his name to dwell there. (Deut. 16:11)
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Neh. 8:10‑12• 10And he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared; for the day is holy to our Lord; and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.
 11And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still! for the day is holy; neither be grieved.
 12And all the people went their way, to eat and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing. For they had understood the words that were declared to them. (Neh. 8:10‑12)
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Philem. 7• 7For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. (Philem. 7)
sing.
Psa. 67:4• 4Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy: for thou wilt judge the peoples equitably; and the nations upon earth, thou wilt guide them. Selah. (Psa. 67:4)
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Isa. 65:14• 14behold, my servants shall sing aloud for gladness of heart, and *ye* shall cry out for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. (Isa. 65:14)
• Job had won the respect and affection of all. He had been a succorer of the helpless, a friend of the orphan and the widow. (“Job 3-31” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

W. Kelly Translation

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The blessing of the perishing came on me,{HR}And the heart of the widow I made sing.