EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Job 34:27
27Those powerful people have turned away from God. They have not respected his commands.
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
25He already knows the things that they have done. In the night, he removes their power, and he destroys them. 26He punishes them because they have done wicked things. He does that where everyone can see. Those powerful people have turned away from God. They have not respected his commands. 28They were cruel to poor people, so that God saw what was happening. God heard those poor people when they called to him for help. 29But if God decides to do nothing, no one can say that he is wrong. If he hides himself, no one can see him. But he still rules over people and over nations.
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־כֵּ֭ן סָ֣רוּ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יו וְכָל־דְּ֝רָכָ֗יו לֹ֣א הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 34:27
- 1 Samuel 15:11‘I am sorry that I chose Saul to be king. He has turned away from me. He has not obeyed my commands.’ When Samuel heard that, he was very upset. He prayed aloud to the Lord all that night.
- Psalms 125:5But as for people who follow their own bad ways, Lord, please remove them! Take them away, along with people who do evil things. May Israel have peace!
- Zephaniah 1:6‘I will remove those who have turned away from the Lord. I will also remove those who decide things without the Lord.
- Luke 17:31On that day, a person who is up on the roof of his house must not go back down into the house. He must not get his things that are inside the house to take with him. In the same way, people that are working outside in their fields must not go back to their homes.
- Acts 15:38But Paul did not think that this was right. He said to Barnabas, ‘John Mark did not remain with us until we had finished our work. He left us when we were in Pamphylia.’
- 2 Timothy 4:10Demas has left me and he has gone to Thessalonica city. He wanted to enjoy the things of this world too much. Crescens has gone to Galatia region. Titus has gone to Dalmatia region.
- Hebrews 10:39But we are not like those people who are afraid and who turn back. If we were, God would destroy us. But we are people who continue to trust God. And so, our lives are safe with God.
- Psalms 28:5They do not want to understand the things that the Lord has done, or the things that he has made. The Lord will punish them, and he will remove them for ever.
- Psalms 107:43Wise people should think about these things. They should understand the Lord's faithful love for his people.
- Proverbs 1:29They have refused to learn what is right. They have refused to respect the Lord.
- Isaiah 1:3An ox knows its master. A donkey knows the place where its master feeds it. But Israel's people do not know me. My people do not understand me.’
- Isaiah 5:12You have wild parties with plenty of music and wine. You make music with your lyres, harps, tambourines and flutes. But you do not understand the things that the Lord is doing. You do not see the things that he has made.
- Haggai 2:15Think carefully what life was like before you started again to build the Lord's temple. Do not forget that.
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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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
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