Job 30:25 Meaning and Explanation
“Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?”
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Read Full Chapter →Job recalls his own compassion: he wept for the suffering and grieved in soul for the poor.
What Does Job 30:25 Mean?
Job appeals to his record of mercy. He once "wept for him that was in trouble" and felt his "soul grieved for the poor." The questions are not boasts but a cry of bewilderment: he showed compassion, so why is compassion withheld from him? He measures his present abandonment against his former tenderness.
Here Job's character shines even through his pain. A man who wept for the troubled and grieved for the poor reflects the very heart of God toward the afflicted. Such mercy is never wasted, even when it seems unrewarded. The Savior pronounced the merciful blessed and promised they shall obtain mercy. Job's tears for others, though they did not spare him sorrow, mark him as one near to the heart of God, who himself weeps with those who weep and will not forget a single tear.
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What does Job 30:25 mean?
Job recalls his own compassion: he wept for the suffering and grieved in soul for the poor.