Job 34:27
They, as if with great diligence, have withdrawn from him, and they refused to understand all his ways,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
In Context
26Just as the impious do, he has struck them in a place where they can be seen.
28so that they caused the outcry of the needy to reach him, and he heard the voice of the poor.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:11“It displeases me that I have appointed Saul as king. For he has forsaken me, and he has not fulfilled the work of my words.” And Samuel was greatly saddened, and he cried out to the Lord, all night long
Psalms 28:5The voice of the Lord shatters the cedars. And the Lord will shatter the cedars of Lebanon.
Psalms 125:5Those who sow in tears shall reap in exultation.
Proverbs 15:10Doctrine is evil to those who abandon the way of life. Whoever hates correction shall die.
Isaiah 1:28And he shall crush the accursed and sinners together. And those who have abandoned the Lord will be consumed.
Jeremiah 2:17Has this not been done to you because you abandoned the Lord your God, in that time when he was leading you by the way?
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 →