Job 27:9
His outcry, will GOD hear, when there cometh upon him distress?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
In Context
10Verily, in the Almighty, he will not find delight, nor call on GOD continually!
Cross References
Job 35:12There, [men] make outcry, and he answereth not, because of the arrogance of evil-doers.
Psalms 18:42Then did I beat them in pieces, like dust on the face of the wind. Like the mire in the lanes, did I scatter them.
Psalms 109:7When he is judged, let him go out condemned, and let, his own petition, become a sin;
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ear from hearing instruction, even his prayer, is an abomination.
Jeremiah 11:11Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! bringing upon them calamity, which they shall not be able to escape,—and though they make outcry unto me, yet will I not hearken unto them.
Ezekiel 8:18Therefore even I, will act with indignation, Mine eye shall not shield. Neither will I pity,— Though they have cried 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 →