Job 27:9
Will God hear his cry, when distress cometh upon him?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
In Context
10Or can he find delight in the Almighty? can he call on God at all times?
Cross References
Job 35:12There do they cry, but he answereth not: because of the pride of evil men.
Psalms 18:42(18:43) And I beat them small as the dust before the wind: like the dirt in the streets do I cast them out.
Psalms 109:7When he is to be judged, let him go forth guilty, and let his prayer become sin.
Proverbs 28:9When one turneth away his ear so as not to listen to the law, even his prayer becometh an abomination.
Jeremiah 11:11Therefore thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I will bring an evil upon them, from which they shall not be able to rid themselves; and they will cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them.
Ezekiel 8:18Therefore I also will deal in fury; my eye shall not look with pity, and I will not spare: and though they call before my ears with a loud voice, will I still 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 →