KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Job 27:9 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Will God” | אֵ֑ל | Strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity) | God |
| “hear” | יִשְׁמַ֥ע׀ | To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) | hear |
| “his cry” | הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹ | A shriek | cry |
| “when” | כִּֽי | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | when |
| “trouble” | צָרָֽה׃ | Tightness (i.e., figuratively, trouble) | trouble |
| “cometh” | תָב֖וֹא | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | cometh |
| “upon” | עָלָ֣יו | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “him?” | עָלָ֣יו | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | him |
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7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
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