Job 34:28

To cause to come to Him || The cry of the poor, || And He hears the cry of the afflicted.

Literal Standard Version

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 that against right || They have turned aside from after Him, || And have considered none of His ways,

29And He gives rest, and who makes wrong? And hides the face, and who beholds it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, || [It is] the same.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:7And YHWH says, “I have certainly seen the affliction of My people who [are] in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of its exactors, for I have known its pains;

Exodus 22:22You do not afflict any widow or orphan;

Exodus 22:26if you take the garment of your neighbor in pledge at all, you return it to him during the going in of the sun:

Job 24:12Men groan because of enmity, || And the soul of pierced ones cries, || And God does not give praise.

Job 31:19If I see [any] perishing without clothing, || And there is no covering for the needy,

Psalms 5:3YHWH, [in] the morning You hear my voice, || [In] the morning I set in array for You, || And I look out [expectantly].

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 →

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