King James Version
Job 27:9 in the King James Version says “Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?” — study this verse from Job chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?”
Job 27:9 · KJV
Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. by: or, being in the hand, etc
KJV Study — Public Domain
“hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“Will God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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