Job 34:28

28 so that they ¹caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he ²heard the cry of the afflicted--

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 for their wickedness in a place for all to see,

27 because they turned aside from following him and had no regard for any of his ways,

28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted--

29 When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?--

30 that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people.

Cross References

• 1. Job 35:9; James 5:4; [Genesis 18:20, 21]
• 2. Exodus 3:7; Exodus 22:23; Isaiah 32:17