Job 34:28

28 So that they caused ¹the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He might ²hear 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 like the wicked In a public place,

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 that He might hear the cry of the afflicted -

29 When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him, That is, in regard to both nation and man?-

30 So that godless men would not rule Nor be snares of the people.

Cross References

• 1. Job 35:9; James 5:4
• 2. Exodus 22:23; Job 22:27