Job 34:28

To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.

Young's Literal Translation

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

27Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,

29And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, [It is] the same.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:7And Jehovah saith, 'I have certainly seen the affliction of My people who [are] in Egypt, and their cry I have heard, because of its exactors, for I have known its pains;

Exodus 22:22'Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;

Exodus 22:26if thou dost at all take in pledge the garment of thy neighbour, during the going in of the sun thou dost return it to him:

Job 24:12Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.

Job 31:19If I see [any] perishing without clothing, And there is no covering to the needy,

Psalms 5:3Jehovah, [at] morning Thou hearest my voice, [At] morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.

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 →

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