Job 34:27

Job 34:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
• New International Version (NIV)because they turned from following him and had no regard for any of his ways.
• English Standard Version (ESV)because they turned aside from following him and had no regard for any of his ways,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because they turned back from Him, And would not consider any of His ways,

Context of Job 34:27

25Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed. 26He strikes them for their wickedness in full view, because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways. 28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted. 29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,

Job 34:27 word by word

אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־כֵּ֭ן סָ֣רוּ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יו וְכָל־דְּ֝רָכָ֗יו לֹ֣א הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear

• becauseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• becauseעַל‛al · uponH5921
• becauseכֵּןkên · soH3651
• they turned asideסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• from Himאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• and had noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• regardשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
• for anyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• of His waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870

Cross-references for Job 34:27

• 1 Samuel 15:11“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
• Psalms 125:5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
• Zephaniah 1:6and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
• Luke 17:31On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
• Acts 15:38But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
• 2 Timothy 4:10because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
• Hebrews 10:39But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
• Psalms 28:5Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
• Psalms 107:43Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
• Proverbs 1:29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
• Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
• Isaiah 5:12At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
• Haggai 2:15Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,

Commentaries on Job 34:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Because they turned back - This is the reason why he has dealt with them in judgment. They had departed from him in their hearts, their moral conduct, and their civil government. He is speaking of corrupt and tyrannical rulers. And they did not, would not, understand any of his ways.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Because they turned back from him - Margin, “from after him.” That is, they receded, or went away from God. And would not consider any of his ways - They would not regard or attend to any of his commands. The word way, in the Scriptures, is often used to denote “religion.” A “way” denotes the course of life which one leads; the path in which he walks. The “ways of God” denote his course or plan, his precepts or laws; and to depart from them, or to…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

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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