Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. New Living Translation I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame. English Standard Version I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. Berean Standard Bible I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame. King James Bible I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. New King James Version I was eyes to the blind, And I was feet to the lame. New American Standard Bible “I was eyes to those who were blind, And feet to those who could not walk. NASB 1995 “I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame. NASB 1977 “I was eyes to the blind, And feet to the lame. Legacy Standard Bible I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame. Amplified Bible “I was eyes to the blind And I was feet to the lame. Christian Standard Bible I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. Holman Christian Standard Bible I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. American Standard Version I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame. Contemporary English Version I was helpful to the blind and to the lame. English Revised Version I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. GOD'S WORD® Translation I was eyes for the blind person. I was feet for the lame person. Good News Translation I was eyes for the blind, and feet for the lame. International Standard Version I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame. Majority Standard Bible I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame. NET Bible I was eyes for the blind and feet for the lame; New Heart English Bible I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. Webster's Bible Translation I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. World English Bible I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI have been eyes to the blind, "" And I [am] feet to the lame. Young's Literal Translation Eyes I have been to the blind, And feet to the lame am I. Smith's Literal Translation Eyes was I to the blind one, and feet to the lame was I. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame. Catholic Public Domain Version I was an eye for the blind and a foot for the lame. New American Bible I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame was I. New Revised Standard Version I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I have been eyes to the blind and feet to the crippled OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame. Brenton Septuagint Translation I was the eye of the blind, and the foot of the lame. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Former Blessings…14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban. 15I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame. 16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.… Cross References Isaiah 35:5-6 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. Matthew 11:5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, Psalm 146:8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. Proverbs 31:8-9 Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. / Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy. Isaiah 42:7 to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. Matthew 25:35-36 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ John 9:39 Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.” Acts 26:18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’ Galatians 6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:22-23 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, / and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty, James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, Deuteronomy 27:18 ‘Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ Psalm 82:3-4 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. / Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked. Treasury of Scripture I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. eyes Numbers 10:31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. Matthew 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. Jump to Previous Blind Eyes Feet Lame Power WalkingJump to Next Blind Eyes Feet Lame Power WalkingJob 29 1. Job bemoans his former prosperityI was This phrase indicates a past action and state of being, reflecting Job's previous life and status. In the Hebrew text, the verb "was" (הָיִיתִי, hayiti) is in the imperfect tense, suggesting a continuous or habitual action. Job is reflecting on his past life, where he was actively engaged in acts of service and righteousness. This sets the stage for understanding Job's lament over his current state, contrasting his former life of influence and benevolence with his present suffering. eyes to the blind and feet to the lame Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I [served as]הָ֭יִיתִי (hā·yî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be eyes עֵינַ֣יִם (‘ê·na·yim) Noun - cd Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain to the blind לַֽעִוֵּ֑ר (la·‘iw·wêr) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5787: Blind [and] אָֽנִי׃ (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I as feet וְרַגְלַ֖יִם (wə·raḡ·la·yim) Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda to the lame. לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ (lap·pis·sê·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6455: Lame Links Job 29:15 NIVJob 29:15 NLT Job 29:15 ESV Job 29:15 NASB Job 29:15 KJV Job 29:15 BibleApps.com Job 29:15 Biblia Paralela Job 29:15 Chinese Bible Job 29:15 French Bible Job 29:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 29:15 I was eyes to the blind (Jb) |