God’s Word Translation
Job 34:28
28They forced the poor to cry out to him, and he hears the cry of those who suffer.
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
26In return for their evil, he strikes them in public, 27because they turned away from following him and didn’t consider any of his ways. They forced the poor to cry out to him, and he hears the cry of those who suffer. 29If he keeps quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him whether it is a nation or a single person? 30⌞He does this⌟ so that godless people cannot rule and so that they cannot trap people.
Read all of Job 34Job 34:28 word by word
לְהָבִ֣יא עָ֭לָיו צַֽעֲקַת־דָּ֑ל וְצַעֲקַ֖ת עֲנִיִּ֣ים יִשְׁמָֽע׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 34:28
- Job 22:9You send widows away empty-handed, and the arms of orphans are broken.
- Job 24:12Those dying in the city groan. Wounded people cry for help, but God pays no attention to their prayers.
- Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who called ⌞for help⌟ and the orphans who had no one to help them.
- Job 31:19If I have seen anyone die because he had no clothes or a poor person going naked….
- Job 35:9The weight of oppression makes them cry out. The power of mighty people makes them call for help.
- Exodus 2:23After a long time passed, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites still groaned because they were slaves. So they cried out, and their cries for help went up to God.
- Exodus 3:7The Lord said, “I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard them crying out because of the slave drivers. I know how much they’re suffering.
- Psalms 12:5“Because oppressed people are robbed and needy people groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord. “I will provide safety for those who long for it.”
- Isaiah 5:7The vineyard of the Lord of Armies is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the garden of his delight. He hoped for justice but saw only slaughter, for righteousness but heard only cries of distress.
- James 5:4The wages you refused to pay the people who harvested your fields shout ⌞to God⌟ against you. The Lord of Armies has heard the cries of those who gather the crops.
- Exodus 22:23If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure that I will 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
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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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