Job 27:9
When times of trouble come to them, will God hear their cry for help?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
In Context
10Do they have a good relationship with the Almighty? Can they call on God at any time?
Cross References
Job 35:12When they call out for help, God doesn't answer them because they are proud and evil people.
Psalms 18:42I ground them into dust, like dust in the wind. I threw them out like mud in the street.
Psalms 109:7When he is judged and sentenced, may he be found guilty. Let his prayers be counted as sins.
Proverbs 28:9God hates the prayers of people who disregard the law.
Jeremiah 11:11So this is what the Lord says: I'm going to bring upon them a disaster they won't be able to escape. They will cry out to me for help, but I won't listen to them.
Ezekiel 8:18As a result I will respond in anger. I won't treat them kindly; I won't be merciful to them. Even though they shout loudly for my help, I won't listen to 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 →