Job 34:28
Bringing before them the cry of the indigent, and the cry of the afflicted which he had to hear.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
In Context
27Because they have departed from following him, and have not considered all his ways.
Cross References
Exodus 3:7And the Lord said, I have truly seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard its cry by reason of its taskmasters; yea, I know its sorrows;
Exodus 22:22(22:21) Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Exodus 22:26(22:25) If thou take at all thy neighbor's raiment in pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by the time the sun goeth down;
Job 24:12Out of a populous city is groaning heard, and the soul of the deadly wounded crieth out: yet God regardeth it not as an offence.
Job 31:19If ever I saw any one perishing for want of clothing, or the needy without covering:
Psalms 5:3(5:4) O Lord! in the morning do thou hear my voice: in the morning will I set in order [my prayer] before thee, and 1ook up with hope.
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 →