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

25He knows what they do, and in the night he overturns and destroys them. 26He strikes them down because they are wicked, doing it openly for all to see. For they turned away from following him. They have no respect for any of his ways. 28They cause the poor to cry out, catching God’s attention. He hears the cries of the needy. 29But if he chooses to remain quiet, who can criticize him? When he hides his face, no one can find him, whether an individual or a nation.

Job 34:27 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Because they turned backסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• from himאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• and would not considerשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
• any of his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870

Cross-references for Job 34:27

• 1 Samuel 15:11“I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the Lord all night.
• Psalms 125:5But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord. Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!
• Zephaniah 1:6And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance or seek my blessings.”
• Luke 17:31On that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home.
• Acts 15:38But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work.
• 2 Timothy 4:10Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.
• Hebrews 10:39But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved.
• Psalms 28:5They care nothing for what the Lord has done or for what his hands have made. So he will tear them down, and they will never be rebuilt!
• Psalms 107:43Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.
• Proverbs 1:29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord.
• Isaiah 1:3Even an ox knows its owner, and a donkey recognizes its master’s care— but Israel doesn’t know its master. My people don’t recognize my care for them.”
• Isaiah 5:12They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties— lyre and harp, tambourine and flute— but they never think about the Lord or notice what he is doing.
• Haggai 2:15Look at what was happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of the Lord’s Temple.

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

Topics related to Job 34:27

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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