Job 35:9
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
King James Version
In Context
8Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
10But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
Cross References
Exodus 3:7And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
Nehemiah 5:1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Job 24:12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
Psalms 55:2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Matthew Henry on Job 35:2-9
The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Elihu spake moreover, and said, 2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? 3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin? 4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. 5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou. 6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou… Read the whole commentary →