Job 34:28

28 They forced the poor to cry out to him, and he hears the cry of those who suffer.

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 In return for their evil, he strikes them in public,

27 because they turned away from following him and didn't consider any of his ways.

28 They forced the poor to cry out to him, and he hears the cry of those who suffer.

29 If he keeps quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him whether it is a nation or a single person?

30 [He does this] so that godless people cannot rule and so that they cannot trap people.