Tree of Life Version
Job 34:28
28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, so that He hears the cry of the afflicted.
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
26He strikes them for their wickedness in a place where people can see, 27because they turned from following Him, and have not understood any of His ways. They 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, 30so that godless men should not rule, nor lay snares for 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 sent widows away empty-handed and crushed the arms of orphans.
- Job 24:12From the city men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out; yet God charges no one with folly.
- Job 29:12for I saved the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no one to help him;
- Job 31:19if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing or the needy without a covering,
- Job 35:9“Because of a multitude of oppressions, they cry out; they cry for help because of the power of the mighty.
- Exodus 2:23Now it came about over the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. Bnei-Yisrael groaned because of their slavery. They cried out and their cry from slavery went up to God.
- Exodus 3:7Then Adonai said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their slave masters, for I know their pains.
- Psalms 12:5They say: “With our tongue we’ll prevail. We own our lips—who can master us?”
- Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of Adonai-Tzva’ot is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah the planting of His delight. He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed, for righteousness, but behold, a cry!
- James 5:4Behold, the wages of the workers who mowed your fields—which you kept back by fraud—are crying out against you. And the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
- Exodus 22:23My wrath will burn hot, and I will kill you with the sword. So your wives will become widows and your children will become orphans.
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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