Job 35:9

9 “People cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.

Job 35:9 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
English Standard Version (ESV)
9 "Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty.
New Living Translation (NLT)
9 “People cry out when they are oppressed. They groan beneath the power of the mighty.
The Message Bible (MSG)
9 "When times get bad, people cry out for help. They cry for relief from being kicked around,
American Standard Version (ASV)
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
9 The weight of oppression makes them cry out. The power of mighty people makes them call for help.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
9 People cry out because of severe oppression; they shout for help from the arm of the mighty.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
9 "People cry out when they are beaten down. They beg to be set free from the power of those who are over them.

Job 35:9 Meaning and Commentary

Job 35:9

By reason of the multitude of oppressions, they make [the
oppressed] to cry
Which is either an illustration by an instance of what is before said, that wickedness hurts men, as particularly oppression does, which makes then cry; or this refers to something new, to another complaint of Job, or an undue expression of his. Elihu undertakes to answer; that men cry unto God, as he himself had, but are not heard and answered; the place or places referred to may be ( Job 24:12 ) ( 19:7 ) ( 30:20 ) . To which Elihu replies, by granting that men oppressed cry because of their oppression, and are not heard; for which reasons may be given, as in the following verses. The poor are often oppressed by the rich, whose wealth gives them power, and that they abuse; and the weak and feeble by the mighty; and their oppressions are many, there is a multitude of them: men in power and authority have various ways of oppressing others, who like the Israelites cry by reason of them, and are made to cry by their oppressors;

they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty;
which falls with weight, and lies heavy upon them, and crushes them; meaning the power they have, and which they abuse to the injury of them; nor are they able to help themselves or deliver themselves out of their hands, they being mighty, if not in body, yet through wealth; and by means of that authority over them which gives it them: now on account of the pressure upon them, they cry, not to God, but to men: and if they cry to God, it is in a murmuring and complaining way, through impatience under their burden, through envy at the riches and power of others, in a passionate manner, in a revengeful spirit, calling and seeking for vengeance on their oppressors; not in an humble penitent manner, acknowledging their sins, and owning their unworthiness to be heard and regarded, and submitting all to the will of God: for which reasons they are not heard, their cries and, prayers being reckoned no other than howlings, ( Hosea 7:14 ) .

Job 35:9 In-Context

7 If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?
8 Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.
9 “People cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.
10 But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,
11 who teaches us more than he teaches the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds in the sky?’

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