Job 27 · Verse 9

Job 27:9

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Job 27:9, King James Version

Job 27:9 in other translations

BSBWill God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
WEBWill God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?
ASVWill God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?
YLTHis cry doth God hear, When distress cometh on him?
DARBYWill God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him?
BBEWill his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?
WebsterWill God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

What does Job 27:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. (Psa 66:18).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 27:7-10

Job looked upon the condition of a hypocrite and a wicked man, to be most miserable. If they gained through life by their profession, and kept up their presumptuous hope till death, what would that avail when God required their souls? The more comfort we find in our religion, the more closely we shall cleave to it. Those who have no delight in God, are easily drawn away by the pleasures, and easily overcome by the…

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Job 27:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹha.tza.'a.ka.to¿ cry hisH6818
יִשְׁמַ֥ע\׀yish.Ma'will he hearH8085
אֵ֑ל'ElGodH410
כִּֽי\־ki-ifH3588
תָב֖וֹאta.Vo'it will comeH935
עָלָ֣יו'a.Lavon himH5921
צָרָֽה\׃tza.RahdistressH6869

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 27:9

  • Jeremiah 14:12

    When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

  • Proverbs 1:28

    Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

  • Isaiah 1:15

    And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

  • Job 35:12-13

    There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men. Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

  • Psalms 18:41

    They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

  • Micah 3:4

    Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

  • Psalms 66:18

    If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

  • Proverbs 28:9

    He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

  • Ezekiel 8:18

    Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

  • Jeremiah 11:11

    Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

  • Zechariah 7:13

    Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:

  • James 4:3

    Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Will God.
35:12,13; Ps 18:41; 66:18; 109:7; Pr 1:28; 28:9; Isa 1:15
Jer 11:11; 14:12; Eze 8:18; Mic 3:4; Zec 7:13; Joh 9:31; Jas 4:3
his cry.
Ho 7:14; Lu 13:25

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Context

  • Job 27:8

    For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

  • Job 27:9

    Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

  • Job 27:10

    Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

Read all of Job 27

Job 27:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Oirá Dios su clamor cuando la tribulación sobre él viniere?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
✶Dieu entendra-t-il son cri quand la détresse viendra sur lui?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wird Gott sein Geschrei hören, wenn Bedrängnis über ihn kommt?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Numquid Deus audiet clamorem ejus, cum venerit super eum angustia?