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

25Thus He recognizes their deeds, He overturns them in the night and they are crushed. 26He strikes them for their wickedness in a place where people can see, because they turned from following Him, and have not understood any of His ways. 28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, so that He hears the cry of the afflicted. 29“But if He is quiet, who can condemn Him? If He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He is over a nation and an individual alike,

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 regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not carried out My commands.” So Samuel was troubled and cried out to Adonai all night long.
• Psalms 125:5But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Adonai will lead them away with evildoers. Shalom be upon Israel.
• Zephaniah 1:6those turning from following Adonai, not seeking Adonai or consulting Him.
• Luke 17:31In that day, the one who is on the roof, and his possessions in the house, must not go down to take them away. In the same way, the one who is in the field must not turn back.
• Acts 15:38But Paul was insisting that they shouldn’t take him along—the one who had deserted them in Pamphylia, not accompanying them in the work.
• 2 Timothy 4:10for Demas, having loved this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessolonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
• Hebrews 10:39But we are not among the timid ones on the path to destruction, but among the faithful ones on the path to the preservation of the soul.
• Psalms 28:5Since they show no regard for the deeds of Adonai nor the work of His hands, He will tear them down and never build them up.
• Psalms 107:43Who is wise? Let him observe these things, and consider Adonai’s lovingkindness.
• Proverbs 1:29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of Adonai,
• Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its manger, but Israel does not know, My people do not understand.”
• Isaiah 5:12Harp and lyre, tambourine and flute, and wine are at their banquets. They do not notice Adonai’s activity nor see the works of His hands.
• Haggai 2:15But now, set your heart back from this day onward. Before stone was set upon stone in the Temple of Adonai,

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