Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor? Treasury of Scripture Did not I Psalm 35:13,14 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting... Jeremiah 13:17 But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and my eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears... Jeremiah 18:20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have dig a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before you to speak good for them... Luke 19:41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, John 11:35 Jesus wept. Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. in trouble. Heb. hard of day. was Job 31:16-21 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail... Psalm 12:1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. Proverbs 14:21,31 He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he... Proverbs 17:5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. Proverbs 19:17 He that has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again. Proverbs 28:8 He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. Isaiah 58:7,8 Is it not to deal your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? when you see the naked... Daniel 4:27 Why, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness... 2 Corinthians 9:9 (As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains for ever.
Context Job's Prosperity Becomes Calamity
15Terrors are turned on me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passes away as a cloud. 16And now my soul is poured out on me; the days of affliction have taken hold on me. 17My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest. 18By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it binds me about as the collar of my coat. 19He has cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. 20I cry to you, and you do not hear me: I stand up, and you regard me not. 21You are become cruel to me: with your strong hand you oppose yourself against me. 22You lift me up to the wind; you cause me to ride on it, and dissolve my substance. 23For I know that you will bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. 24However, he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction. 25Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor? 26When I looked for good, then evil came to me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness. 27My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me. 28I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation. 29I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. 30My skin is black on me, and my bones are burned with heat. 31My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?
Douay-Rheims Bible
I wept heretofore for him that was afflicted, and my soul had compassion on the poor.
Darby Bible Translation
Did not I weep for him whose days were hard? was not my soul grieved for the needy?
King James Bible
Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?
Young's Literal Translation
Did not I weep for him whose day is hard? Grieved hath my soul for the needy.
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