Job 34:28
They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
BSB
ASV
So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.
KJV
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
That they might cause the cry of the needy to come to Him, and that He might hear the voice of the poor. For when these men are proud, they who are oppressed by their pride, cry aloud to God. Or certainly, it is said that they have caused the cry of the poor to come to God, because, on their fall, the poor, that is, the humble in spirit, are appointed in their room.
This is at the bottom of all the wickedness of the wicked, they turn back from God; and it is because they do not consider, not because they cannot, but because they will not.
Their case is bad who have the prayers and tears of the poor against them; for the cry of the oppressed will, sooner or later, draw down vengeance on the heads of the oppressors, and no one can say that this is more than right, Exod. xxii.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Through
Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
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This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.
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Exodus 3:7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
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He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.