Job 34:28
Causing to reach him the outcry of the poor, Yea, the outcry of the oppressed, he heareth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
27Forasmuch, as they turned from following him, and, none of his ways, did they teach;
Cross References
Exodus 3:7Then said Yahweh, I have, seen, the humiliation of my people, who are in Egypt,—and their outcry, have I heard, by reason of their task-masters, for I know their pains;
Exodus 22:22Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:
Exodus 22:26If thou, do take in pledge, the mantle of thy neighbour, by the going in of the sun, shalt thou restore it to him;
Job 24:12Out of the city—out of the houses, they make outcry. and, the soul of the wounded, calleth for help, and, GOD, doth not regard it as foolish.
Job 31:19If I saw one perishing for lack of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;
Psalms 5:3O Yahweh! in the morning, shalt thou hear my voice, In the morning, will I set in order unto thee, and keep watch;
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 →