Job 29:13

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Summary

Job 29:13

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

The blessing

Ready

I caused

Deuteronomy 16:11

Nehemiah 8:10

Philemon 1:7

Sing

Psalm 67:4

Isaiah 65:14

Bible References

The blessing

But be certain to give it back to him when the sun goes down, so that he may have his clothing for sleeping in, and will give you his blessing: and this will be put to your account as righteousness before the Lord your God.

And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God;

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;

Ready

If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;

And these are the words which you will say before the Lord your God: My father was a wandering Aramaean, and he went down with a small number of people into Egypt; there he became a great and strong nation:

Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:

And it will be in that day that a great horn will be sounded; and those who were wandering in the land of Assyria, and those who had been sent away into the land of Egypt, will come; and they will give worship to the Lord in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.

I caused

Then you are to be glad before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite who is with you, and the man from a strange country, and the child without a father, and the widow, who are living among you, in the place marked out by the Lord your God as a resting-place for his name.

Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.

For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

Sing

O let the nations be glad, and make song of joy; for you will be the judge of the peoples in righteousness, guiding the nations of the earth. (Selah.)

My servants will make songs in the joy of their hearts, but you will be crying for sorrow, and making sounds of grief from a broken spirit.