Job 27:9
Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
In Context
8For what is the hope of the profane, though he gets him gain, when God takes away his soul?
10Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?
Cross References
Job 35:12There they cry, but none gives answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Psalms 18:42Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets.
Psalms 109:7When he is judged, let him come forth guilty, and let his prayer be turned into sin.
Proverbs 28:9He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
Jeremiah 11:11Therefore thus says LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape. And they shall cry to me, but I will not hearken to them.
Ezekiel 8:18Therefore I will also deal in wrath. My eye shall not spare, nor will I have pity. And though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, yet I will not hear them.
Matthew Henry on Job 27:8-11
Condition of Hypocrites. ( b. c. 1520.) 7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? Job having solemnly protested the satisfaction he had in his integrity, for the further clearing of himself, here expresses the dread he had of being found a hypocrite.… Read the whole commentary →