Job 27:10
Verily, in the Almighty, he will not find delight, nor call on GOD continually!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
In Context
9His outcry, will GOD hear, when there cometh upon him distress?
11I would teach you, by the hand of GOD, That which is with the Almighty, will I not conceal.
Cross References
Psalms 14:4Are all the workers of iniquity, without knowledge? devouring my people [as] they devour food! Upon Yahweh, have they not called.
Psalms 43:4That I may go in unto the altar of God, Unto GOD, mine exultant joy,—That I may praise thee with the lyre, O God—mine own God!
Habakkuk 3:18Yet, I, in Yahweh, will rejoice,—I will exult in the God of my salvation.
Luke 18:1And he was speaking a parable unto them, as to its being needful for them always to pray, and not be faint-hearted;
Ephesians 6:18With all prayer and supplication, praying in every season, in spirit, and, thereunto, watching, with all perseverance and supplication, for all the saints,—
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 →