Job 29:16

"I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame."

Key Reflection

In Job 29:16, "I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame" signifies that Job served as a guide and helper for those in need, providing direction and mobility, much like physical eyesight and walking ability would do. This metaphor highlights his role as a protector and provider, offering support to the vulnerable around him.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I was a father to the poor -I took them under my protection, and treated them as if they were my own children. And the cause which I knew not I searched out -This is according to the interpretation of Jerome. But the more probable meaning is, “the cause of him who was unknown to me, that is, of the stranger, I searched out.” So Rosenmuller, Herder, Umbreit, and Good. According to this, the sense is, that, as a magistrate, he gave particular attention to the cause of the stranger, and investigated it with care. It is possible that Job here designs specifically to reply to the charge brought against him by Eliphaz inJob 22:6ff.

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