Job 34:28

28 thereby bringing before him the cries of the poor; and he hears the cries of the oppressed.

Job 34:28 Meaning and Commentary

Job 34:28

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to him
To God; through their oppressions of the poor they are made to cry by reason of them, and who come to God with their cries, and tears, and supplications, and which enter into the ears of the Lord of hosts;

and he heareth the cry of the afflicted;
as he did the cry of the Israelites under Egyptian bondage; he is a God hearing and answering prayer, and he particularly attends to the cry of the humble and of the afflicted, and arises for their help and deliverance.

Job 34:28 In-Context

26 He strikes them as if they were common criminals in the open sight of others,
27 because they turned away from following him and gave no thought to any of his ways,
28 thereby bringing before him the cries of the poor; and he hears the cries of the oppressed.
29 "But if God is silent, who can accuse him; if he hides his face, who can see him? He may do this to nations and persons alike,
30 so that godless men will not become kings, and the people will not be lured into traps.
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