Job 29:11
Modern Translations
New International Version
Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,

New Living Translation
“All who heard me praised me. All who saw me spoke well of me.

English Standard Version
When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it approved,

Berean Study Bible
For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

New American Standard Bible
“For when an ear heard, it called me blessed, And when an eye saw, it testified in support of me,

NASB 1995
"For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,

NASB 1977
“For when the ear heard, it called me blessed; And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,

Amplified Bible
“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],

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they heard me, they blessed me, and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone was pleased with what I said and did.

Good News Translation
Everyone who saw me or heard of me had good things to say about what I had done.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"[Any] ears that heard me blessed me. [Any] eyes that saw me spoke well of me,

International Standard Version
"When people heard me speak, they blessed me; when people saw me, they approved me,

NET Bible
"As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

New King James Version
When the ear heard, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw, then it approved me;

King James 2000 Bible
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave 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:

World English Bible
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:

American King James Version
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:

A Faithful Version
When the ear heard me then it blessed me. And when the eye saw me it gave witness to me.

Darby Bible Translation
When the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me;

English Revised Version
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me:

Webster's Bible Translation
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And when the eare heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
When the eare heard me, it blessed me: & when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
When all they yt herde me, called me happie: & when all they yt sawe me, wysshed me good.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For the ear heard, and declares me blessed, "" And the eye has seen, and testifies [to] me.

Young's Literal Translation
For the ear heard, and declareth me happy, And the eye hath seen, and testifieth to me.

Smith's Literal Translation
If the ear heard, and it will pronounce me happy; and the eye saw, and it will testify to me:

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that saw me gave witness to me:

Catholic Public Domain Version
The ear that heard me, blessed me, and the eye that saw me, gave testimony for me.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because the ear that heard praised me, and he whom I saw testified to me

Lamsa Bible
For when the ear heard me, then it praised me; and when the eye saw me, it gave testimony about me;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.
















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