Job 27:9
Will he listen to his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
In Context
8For what is the hope of the wicked, when God cutteth off his web, And taketh away his life?
10Can he delight himself in the Almighty, And call at all times upon God?
Cross References
Job 35:12There they cry aloud on account of the pride of the wicked; But he giveth no answer.
Psalms 18:42I beat them small, like dust before the wind; I cast them out as the dirt of the streets.
Psalms 109:7When he is judged, may he be condemned, And may his prayer be a crime!
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer shall be an abomination.
Jeremiah 11:11Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold I bring upon them a calamity, From which they shall not be able to escape; And though they cry to me, I will not hear them.
Ezekiel 8:18Therefore will I also deal with them in fury; mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I 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 →