Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The dying man blessed me,
and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.

New American Standard Bible

“The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me,
And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

King James Version

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

International Standard Version

Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy.

A Conservative Version

The blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

American Standard Version

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Amplified


“The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me,
And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

Bible in Basic English

The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

The praise of him perishing will come upon me, and I shall cause the heart of the widow to rejoice.

King James 2000

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[The] blessing of [the] wretched came upon me, and I caused [the] widow's heart to sing for joy.

Modern King James verseion

The blessing of the perishing came on me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He that should have been lost, gave me a good word, and the widow's heart praised me.

NET Bible

the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow's heart rejoice;

New Heart English Bible

the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

The Emphasized Bible

The blessing of him that was ready to perish, upon me was wont to descend, and, the heart of the widow, caused I to sing for joy;

Webster

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

World English Bible

the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Youngs Literal Translation

The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The blessing
בּרכה 
B@rakah 
Usage: 69


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

upon me and I caused the widow's
אלמנה 
'almanah 
Usage: 54

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense

12 For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
13 The dying man blessed me,
and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.
14 I clothed myself in righteousness,
and it enveloped me;
my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.


Cross References

Isaiah 27:13

On that day
a great trumpet will be blown,
and those lost in the land of Assyria will come,
as well as those dispersed in the land of Egypt;
and they will worship the Lord
at Jerusalem on the holy mountain.

Deuteronomy 16:11

Rejoice before Yahweh your God in the place where He chooses to have His name dwell—you, your son and daughter, your male and female slave, the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow among you.

Deuteronomy 24:13

Be sure to return it to him at sunset. Then he will sleep in it and bless you, and this will be counted as righteousness to you before the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 26:5

You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God:

My father was a wandering Aramean. He went down to Egypt with a few people and lived there. There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.

Nehemiah 8:10-12

Then he said to them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your stronghold.”

Job 22:9

You sent widows away empty-handed,
and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

Job 31:19-20

if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing
or a needy person without a cloak,

Psalm 67:4

Let the nations rejoice and shout for joy,
for You judge the peoples with fairness
and lead the nations on earth.Selah

Proverbs 31:6-9

Give beer to one who is dying
and wine to one whose life is bitter.

Isaiah 65:14

My servants will shout for joy from a glad heart,
but you will cry out from an anguished heart,
and you will lament out of a broken spirit.

Acts 9:39-41

So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.

2 Corinthians 9:12-14

For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many acts of thanksgiving to God.

2 Timothy 1:16-18

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.

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