Job 34:28

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 5:4 : 4 Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Job 35:9 : 9 “People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 The LORD said,“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
  • Exod 3:9 : 9 And now indeed the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them.
  • Exod 22:23-27 : 23 If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry, 24 and my anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children will be fatherless. 25 “If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest. 26 If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down, 27 for it is his only covering– it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am gracious.
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 “Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the LORD.“I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”
  • Isa 5:7 : 7 Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got– disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got– cries for help!
  • Exod 2:23-24 : 23 The Call of the Deliverer During that long period of time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry because of their slave labor went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning, God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob,
  • Job 22:9-9 : 9 you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed. 10 That is why snares surround you, and why sudden fear terrifies you,
  • Job 24:12 : 12 From the city the dying groan, and the wounded cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing.
  • Job 29:12-13 : 12 for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him; 13 the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice;
  • Job 31:19-20 : 19 If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat, 20 whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:13
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    13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

  • Job 36:15
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    15He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

  • Ps 22:24
    79%

    24For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.

  • Ps 34:17
    78%

    17The godly cry out and the LORD hears; he saves them from all their troubles.

  • Job 34:29
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    29But if God is quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, then who can see him? Yet he is over the individual and the nation alike,

  • Ps 34:6
    77%

    6This oppressed man cried out and the LORD heard; he saved him from all his troubles.

  • Job 35:9
    77%

    9“People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.

  • Job 27:9
    77%

    9Does God listen to his cry when distress overtakes him?

  • Exod 22:23
    76%

    23If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry,

  • Job 30:24-25
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    76%

    24The Contrast With the Past“Surely one does not stretch out his hand against a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.

    25Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

  • Ps 72:12
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    12For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

  • Job 29:12
    74%

    12for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

  • Ps 106:44
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    44Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.

  • Job 35:12
    74%

    12Then they cry out– but he does not answer– because of the arrogance of the wicked.

  • Ps 34:15
    74%

    15The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.

  • Ps 9:12
    74%

    12For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

  • Job 24:4
    73%

    4They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

  • Job 5:16
    73%

    16Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

  • Ps 82:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

    4Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

  • Ps 18:41
    73%

    41They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them.

  • Ps 107:28
    73%

    28They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

  • Mic 3:4
    73%

    4Someday these sinful leaders will cry to the LORD for help, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time, because they have done such wicked deeds.”

  • Ps 55:19
    73%

    19God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them.(Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Ps 140:12
    72%

    12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

  • 2 Sam 22:28
    72%

    28You deliver oppressed people, but you watch the proud and bring them down.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Ps 28:6
    72%

    6The LORD deserves praise, for he has heard my plea for mercy!

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Ps 55:2
    72%

    2Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,

  • Ps 69:33
    72%

    33For the LORD listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.

  • Ps 12:5
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    5“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the LORD.“I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”

  • Ps 10:17
    72%

    17LORD, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.

  • Job 19:7
    71%

    7Job’s Abandonment and Affliction“If I cry out,‘Violence!’ I receive no answer; I cry for help, but there is no justice.

  • Prov 28:3
    71%

    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

  • Amos 8:4
    71%

    4Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.

  • Job 36:8
    71%

    8But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction,

  • Job 31:38
    71%

    38Job’s Final Solemn Oath“If my land cried out against me and all its furrows wept together,

  • Prov 31:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying.

    9Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

  • Prov 22:16
    71%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Ps 107:41
    71%

    41Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

  • Ps 102:1
    71%

    1The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

  • Ps 109:16
    71%

    16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

  • Job 34:27
    71%

    27because they have turned away from following him, and have not understood any of his ways,

  • Ps 102:17
    70%

    17when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

  • Ps 34:19
    70%

    19The godly face many dangers, but the LORD saves them from each one of them.

  • Ps 74:21
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    21Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!