Job 29:16

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

"I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out." - Job 29:16
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What does Job 29:16 mean?

Job 29:16 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out." This verse comes from the book of Job, which is one of the most profound and thought-provoking books in the entire Bible. It tells the story of a…

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The Heart of a True Advocate

In the Book of Job, we are presented with a profound narrative that challenges our perspectives on suffering, wealth, and righteousness. Job, a man described as blameless and upright, is suddenly plunged into the depths of loss and despair. Amidst his trials, however, he…

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A Prayer for Compassion and Justice: Emulating Job's Legacy

Heavenly Father, As I come before You in prayer today, I reflect on the profound wisdom found in Your Word, specifically in Job 29:16, where it is written: "I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out." Lord, I am humbled by Job's heart for justice…

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Job 29:16 - "I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out."
Job 29:1 - "Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,"
Job 16:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
"Moreover Job continued his parable, and said," - Job 29:1
Job 9:29 - "If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?"
Job 29:15 - "I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame."
Job 30:29 - "I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls."
Job 29:9 - "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth."
Job 41:29 - "Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear."
Job 29:10 - "The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth."
Job 33:29 - "Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,"
Job 29:23 - "And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain."
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 16:1
Job 16:16 - "My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;"
Job 29:14 - "I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem."
Job 36:29 - "Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?"
Job 29:20 - "My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand."
Job 29:24 - "If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down."
Job 29:17 - "And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth."
Genesis 29:16-35
Job 29:4 - "As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;"
Job 29:5 - "When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;"
Job 21:29 - "Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,"
Job 29:8 - "The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up."
Job 35:16 - "Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge."
Job 20:29 - "This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God."
Job 39:29 - "From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off."
Job 29:2 - "Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;"
Job 29:21 - "Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel."