Job 27:9
Will God hear his cry, when distress shall come upon him?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
In Context
10Or can he delight himself in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?
Cross References
Job 35:12There shall they cry, and he will not hear, because of the pride of evil men.
Psalms 18:42They cried, but there was none to save them, to the Lord: but he heard them not.
Psalms 109:7When he is judged, may he go out condemned; and may his prayer be turned to sin.
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be as abomination.
Jeremiah 11:11Wherefore thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring in evils upon them, which they shall not be able to escape: and they shall cry to me, and I will not hearken to them.
Ezekiel 8:18Therefore I also will deal with them in my wrath: my eye shall not spare them, neither will I shew mercy: and when they shall cry to my ears with a loud voice, 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 →