Job 34:28 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. ”

Job 34:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him - - Their character is that of oppressors. They take away the rights of the poor; strip away their property without any just claims, and c...
Job 34:28 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

So that they cause the cry of the poor to (x) come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. (x) By their cruelty and extortion.
Job 34:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Injustice is incompatible with rule. How does Job condemn God, before whom even kings and princes are vile, and who regards rich and poor alike? He sees the oppressor and suddenly destroys him. In...
Job 34:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. So that they cause the cry of the poor - They were cruel and oppressive: the poor cried through their...
Job 34:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: The grounds of their punishment in Job 34:26 ; Job 34:28 states in what respect they "considered not God's ways" -...
Job 34:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Speeches of Elihu (continued) 1-9. Elihu appeals to his hearers to judge the matter. He protests against the complaints of Job that he was treated unjustly by God, and that it was no profit to...
Job 34:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

XXV. POST-EXILIC WISDOM Job 32:1-22 ; Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 A PERSONAGE hitherto unnamed in the course of the drama now assumes the place of critic and judge between Job and his friends....
Job 34:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Almighty Must Be Just Job 34:1-37 Elihu stands in Job 34:10 as God's apologist. God's absolute and impartial justice is at all times a matter of untold comfort. There will be no cause of...
Job 34:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job gave no answer to the challenge, and Elihu proceeded. He first appealed to the wise men, asked that they would listen in order to try his words. He then made two quotations from the things Job ha...
Job 34:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(13) Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? (14) If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; (15) All flesh shall per...
Job 34:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Job 34:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. Ver. 28. So that they cause the cry of the poor, &c. ] These they compel, by their oppressions...
Job 34:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Because they turned back from him From God, whom they or their progenitors had owned; and from his laws, which God had written on their minds, Romans 2:14 ; and from the practice of true religion,...
Job 34:28 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

HIS APPEAL AS TO WISE MEN (vv.1-4) Since Job had wisely refrained from speaking, Elihu makes an appeal to all his hearers, as to wise men (v.2). This reminds us of 1 Corinthians 10:15 , "I speak...
Job 34:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to...
Job 34:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

So that they cause, Heb. to bring , &c., which is ambiguous, and may be read, either, 1. That he , i.e. God, might bring , &c. So this is a reason why God smote them , &c., as is sa...
Job 34:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

ELIHU’S SECOND SPEECH Probably after waiting for a reply from Job, and none being forthcoming, Elihu resumes. Job 34:1 .—“Furthermore Elihu answered (took up speech), and said”. Job’s silence p...
Job 34:28 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 34:1-3 . Furthermore Elihu answered and said, Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. I wish that vers...
Job 34:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 34:5 . Job hath said God hath taken away my judgment. See on Job 27:2 . Elihu, in every accusation, takes or turns Job's words in a wrong sense. Job meant that God had varied, in regard of hi...
Job 34:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

If now thou hast understanding, hear this. Elihu’s remonstrance I. Founded on the supremacy of God. Where there is absolute supremacy, there can be no injustice. There are some who speak of the...
Job 34:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Job 34:1-18 In this chapter Elihu turns from Job to those whom he addresses as "wise men" (verse 2), or "men of understanding" (verse 10). Whether these are Job's three special f...
Job 34:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proof of the Divine Righteousness
Job 34:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 2:23 ; Exodus 2:24 ; Exodus 22:23-27 ; Exodus 3:7 ; Exodus 3:9 ; Isaiah 5:7 ; James 5:4 ; Job 22:10 ; Job 22:9 ; Job 24:12 ; Job 29:12 ; Job 29:13 ; Job 31:19 ; Job 31:20 ; Job...
Job 34:28 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

High Altitudes in Elihu's Answer to Job Job 32:1-22 , Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 ; Job 35:1-16 ; Job 36:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We now come to that part of the Book of Job which present...
Job 34:28 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Cry of the poor — Their case is bad, who have the prayers and tears of the poor against them: for these will draw down vengeance sooner or later, on the heads of their oppressors.

Job 34:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 34:28 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Job 34:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 34:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 34:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Job 34:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 34:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 34:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 34:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 34:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 34:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 34:28 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 34:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 34:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 34:28 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 34:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 34:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

Job 34:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 34:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 34:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 34:28 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Job 34:28 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes