Job 30:25

25 Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor?

Job 30:25 in Other Translations

KJV
25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?
ESV
25 Did not I weep for him whose day was hard? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?
NLT
25 Did I not weep for those in trouble? Was I not deeply grieved for the needy?
MSG
25 Haven't I wept for those who live a hard life, been heartsick over the lot of the poor?
CSB
25 Have I not wept for those who have fallen on hard times? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?

Job 30:25 In-Context

23 I know you will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
24 “Surely no one lays a hand on a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.
25 Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor?
26 Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then came darkness.
27 The churning inside me never stops; days of suffering confront me.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Luke 19:41; Philippians 3:18
  • 2. S Job 24:4; Psalms 35:13-14; Romans 12:15
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