Job 34:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 5:4 : 4 See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.
  • Job 35:9 : 9 Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 And God said, Truly, I have seen the grief of my people in Egypt, and their cry because of their cruel masters has come to my ears; for I have knowledge of their sorrows;
  • Exod 3:9 : 9 For now, truly, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me, and I have seen the cruel behaviour of the Egyptians to them.
  • Exod 22:23-27 : 23 If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear; 24 And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widows and your children without fathers. 25 If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest. 26 If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down: 27 For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.
  • Isa 5:7 : 7 For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.
  • Exod 2:23-24 : 23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God. 24 And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
  • Job 22:9-9 : 9 You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father. 10 For this cause nets are round your feet, and you are overcome with sudden fear.
  • Job 24:12 : 12 From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer.
  • Job 29:12-13 : 12 For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter. 13 The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.
  • Job 31:19-20 : 19 If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him; 20 If his back did not give me a blessing, and the wool of my sheep did not make him warm;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:13
    80%

    13He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

  • Job 36:15
    79%

    15He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.

  • Ps 22:24
    79%

    24For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.

  • Ps 34:17
    78%

    17The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.

  • Job 34:29
    78%

    29...

  • Ps 34:6
    77%

    6This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.

  • Job 35:9
    77%

    9Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.

  • Job 27:9
    77%

    9Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?

  • Exod 22:23
    76%

    23If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;

  • Job 30:24-25
    2 verses
    76%

    24Has not my hand been stretched out in help to the poor? have I not been a saviour to him in his trouble?

    25Have I not been weeping for the crushed? and was not my soul sad for him who was in need?

  • Ps 72:12
    75%

    12For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.

  • Job 29:12
    74%

    12For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.

  • Ps 106:44
    74%

    44But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:

  • Job 35:12
    74%

    12There they are crying out because of the pride of the evil-doers, but he gives them no answer.

  • Ps 34:15
    74%

    15The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

  • Ps 9:12
    74%

    12When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory: he is not without thought for the cry of the poor.

  • Job 24:4
    73%

    4The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.

  • Job 5:16
    73%

    16So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

  • Ps 82:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

    4Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.

  • Ps 18:41
    73%

    41They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.

  • Ps 107:28
    73%

    28Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.

  • Mic 3:4
    73%

    4Then they will be crying to the Lord for help, but he will not give them an answer: yes, he will keep his face veiled from them at that time, because their acts have been evil.

  • Ps 55:19
    73%

    19God will give thought to me; he who from early times is strong will send pain and trouble on them. (Selah.) Because they are unchanged, they have no fear of God.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Ps 140:12
    72%

    12I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.

  • 2 Sam 22:28
    72%

    28For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.

  • Ps 41:1
    72%

    1<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Ps 28:6
    72%

    6May the Lord be praised, because he has given ear to the voice of my prayer.

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Ps 55:2
    72%

    2Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow;

  • Ps 69:33
    72%

    33For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.

  • Ps 12:5
    72%

    5Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.

  • Ps 10:17
    72%

    17Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:

  • Job 19:7
    71%

    7Truly, I make an outcry against the violent man, but there is no answer: I give a cry for help, but no one takes up my cause.

  • Prov 28:3
    71%

    3A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

  • Amos 8:4
    71%

    4Give ear to this, you who are crushing the poor, and whose purpose is to put an end to those who are in need in the land,

  • Job 36:8
    71%

    8And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble,

  • Job 31:38
    71%

    38If my land has made an outcry against me, or the ploughed earth has been in sorrow;

  • Prov 31:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.

    9Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

  • Prov 22:16
    71%

    16He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Ps 107:41
    71%

    41But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.

  • Ps 102:1
    71%

    1<A Prayer of the man who is in trouble, when he is overcome, and puts his grief before the Lord.> Give ear to my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to you.

  • Ps 109:16
    71%

    16Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.

  • Job 34:27
    71%

    27Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways,

  • Ps 102:17
    70%

    17When he has given ear to the prayer of the poor, and has not put his request on one side.

  • Ps 34:19
    70%

    19Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

  • Ps 74:21
    70%

    21O let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name.