Job 34:28

28 but caused the poor to cry out to Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.^[a]

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 full view of the public, He strikes them for their wickedness,

27 because they turned aside from following Him and did not understand any of His ways

28 but caused the poor to cry out to Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.

29 But when God is silent, who can declare [Him] guilty? When He hides [His] face, who can see Him? Yet He [watches] over both individuals and nations,

30 so that godless men should not rule or ensnare the people.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ex 3:7; 22:23