For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
Parallel translations
- WEB For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:
- KJV When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
- NKJV When the ear heard, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw, then it approved me;
- NASB “For when an ear heard, it called me blessed, And when an eye saw, it testified in support of me,
- NLT “All who heard me praised me. All who saw me spoke well of me.
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Quick answer
All who heard or saw Job blessed and commended him for his character.
Overview
Job testifies that his reputation rested on more than rank; those who knew him praised him. His honor flowed from a life of evident righteousness and benevolence, detailed in the following verses. This reminds us that a good name is built on righteous deeds, and points to the One whose perfect righteousness alone fully commends Him (Hebrews 7:26).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Luke 4:22All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
- Prov 29:2When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
- Job 31:20if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
- Luke 11:27As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
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Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.
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