Job 34:28

Job 34:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
• New International Version (NIV)They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he heard the cry of the needy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted—
• New King James Version (NKJV)So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him; For He hears the cry of the afflicted.

Context of Job 34:28

26He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others; 27Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways: So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted. 29When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man: 30That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people.

Job 34:28 word by word

לְהָבִ֣יא עָ֭לָיו צַֽעֲקַת־דָּ֑ל וְצַעֲקַ֖ת עֲנִיִּ֣ים יִשְׁמָֽע׃Read the interlinear

• cryצְעָקָהtsa‛ăqâh · cryH6818
• poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085

Cross-references for Job 34:28

• Job 22:9Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
• Job 24:12From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.
• Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
• Job 31:19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;
• Job 35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
• Exodus 2:23And it came to pass in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
• Exodus 3:7And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
• Psalms 12:5Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
• Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry.
• James 5:4Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
• Exodus 22:23If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Commentaries on Job 34:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28So that they cause the cry of the poor - They were cruel and oppressive: the poor cried through their distresses, and against their oppressors; and God heard the cry of the poor. Nothing so dreadful appears in the court of heaven against an unfeeling, hardhearted, and cruel man of power, as the prayers, tears, and groans of the poor. In times of little liberality, when some men thought they did God service by persecuting those who did not exactly receive…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him - - Their character is that of oppressors. They take away the rights of the poor; strip away their property without any just claims, and cause them to pour out their lamentations before God. And he heareth the cry of the afflicted - They oppress the poor so that they appeal unto him, but God hears their cry, and brings punishment upon the oppressor. This is “a general remark” thrown in here, meaning…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-30Verses 16-30 Elihu appeals directly to Job himself. Could he suppose that God was like those earthly princes, who hate right, who are unfit to rule, and prove the scourges of mankind? It is daring presumption to condemn God's proceedings, as Job had done by his discontents. Elihu suggests divers considerations to Job, to produce in him high thoughts of God, and so to persuade him to submit. Job had often wished to plead his cause before God. Elihu asks…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2827-28. The grounds of their punishment in Job 34:26. Job 34:28 states in what respect they "considered not God's ways," namely, by oppression, whereby "they caused the cry," &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 34:28

• God
• Poor
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Chastisement
• Choose
• Dust
• Elihu
• Fit
• acknowledge, admit, admitted

Commentaries on Job 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings