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Job 29:12

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

do justice to the afflicted and needy; or "justify" them, pronounce them righteous, give the cause for them, not right or wrong, nor because they are poor and needy, but because they are in the right; for, if wicked, they are not to be justified, this is an abomination to the Lord; see Le 19:15.

wjpv "judicate", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, Junius & Tremellius, Gejerus, Michaelis. wqyduh "justificate", V. L.

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