Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"When people heard me speak, they blessed me; when people saw me, they approved me,
New American Standard Bible
And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,
King James Version
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
Holman Bible
and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.
A Conservative Version
For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me.
American Standard Version
For when the ear heard me , then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me , it gave witness unto me:
Amplified
“For when an ear heard [my name mentioned], it called me happy and fortunate;
And when an eye saw [me], it testified for me [approvingly],
Bible in Basic English
For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;
Darby Translation
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me;
Julia Smith Translation
If the ear heard, and it will pronounce me happy; and the eye saw, and it will testify to me:
King James 2000
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"When [the] ear heard and commended me, and [the] eye saw and testified in support of me
Modern King James verseion
For the ear heard and blessed me. And the eye saw me and witnessed to me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When all they that heard me, called me happy, and when all they that saw me, wished me good.
NET Bible
"As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,
New Heart English Bible
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:
The Emphasized Bible
When, the ear, heard, then it pronounced me happy, When, the eye, saw, then it bare me witness;
Webster
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
World English Bible
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:
Youngs Literal Translation
For the ear heard, and declareth me happy, And the eye hath seen, and testifieth to me.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 29:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense
10 The voices of the commanders-in-chief were hushed, and their tongues would cling to the roofs of their mouths." 11 "When people heard me speak, they blessed me; when people saw me, they approved me, 12 because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them.
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Cross References
Job 31:20
if he hadn't thanked me from the bottom of his heart, if he had not been warmed by wool from my sheep,
Proverbs 29:2
As the righteous grow powerful, people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, people groan.
Luke 4:22
All the people began to speak well of him and to wonder at the gracious words that flowed from his mouth. They said, "This is Joseph's son, isn't it?"
Luke 11:27
As Jesus was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and told him, "How blessed is the womb that gave birth to you and the breasts that nursed you!"