Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

"When [the] ear heard and commended me, and [the] eye saw and testified in support of me

New American Standard Bible

“For when the ear heard, it called me blessed,
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

When they heard me, they blessed me,
and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.

International Standard Version

"When people heard me speak, they blessed me; when people saw me, they approved 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:

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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Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
When the ear
אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

me, then it blessed
אשׁר אשׁר 
'ashar 
Usage: 16

me and when the eye
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

saw
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

me, it gave witness
עוּד 
`uwd 
Usage: 45

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense

10 [The] voices of nobles were hushed, and their tongue stuck to their palate. 11 "When [the] ear heard and commended me, and [the] eye saw and testified in support of me 12 because I saved [the] needy who cried for help, and [I saved] [the] orphan for whom [there was] no helper.


Cross References

Job 31:20

if his loins have not blessed me, or by means of my sheep's fleece he has warmed himself,

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice, but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.

Luke 4:22

And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, "Is this man not the son of Joseph?"

Luke 11:27

Now it happened that as he said these [things], a certain woman from the crowd raised [her] voice [and] said to him, "Blessed [is] the womb that bore you, and [the] breasts [at] which you nursed!"

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