Job 34:29
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Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
28So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 7:1Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;
2 Kings 18:9Now in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came up against Samaria, shutting it in with his armies.
2 Chronicles 36:14And more than this, all the great men of Judah and the priests and the people made their sin great, turning to all the disgusting ways of the nations; and they made unclean the house of the Lord which he had made holy in Jerusalem.
Job 23:8See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;
Job 23:13But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.
Psalms 13:1To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?
Matthew Henry on Job 34:17-31
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken… Read the whole commentary →