English Standard Version
Job 34:27
27because they turned aside from following him and had no regard for any of his ways,
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Because they turned back from Him, And would not consider any of His ways,
- New Living Translation (NLT)For they turned away from following him. They have no respect for any of his ways.
Context of Job 34:27
25Thus, knowing their works, he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed. 26He strikes them for their wickedness in a place for all to see, because they turned aside from following him and had no regard for any of his ways, 28so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted— 29When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?—
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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 regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments." And Samuel was angry, and he cried to the Lord all night.
- Psalms 125:5But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the Lord will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel!
- Zephaniah 1:6those who have turned back from following the Lord, who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him."
- Luke 17:31On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back.
- Acts 15:38But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.
- 2 Timothy 4:10For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, 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 28:5Because they do not regard the works of the Lord or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and build them up no more.
- Psalms 107:43Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
- Proverbs 1:29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
- Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand."
- Isaiah 5:12They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands.
- Haggai 2:15Now then, consider from this day onward. Before stone was placed upon stone 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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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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