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Job 27:9–10

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Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
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From verse 9

  1. Jeremiah 14:12Rank 1 from verse 9
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    12When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

  2. Isaiah 1:15Rank 2 from verse 9
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    15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

  3. Proverbs 1:28Rank 3 from verse 9
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    28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

  4. Job 35:12–13Rank 4 from verse 9
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    12There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

    13Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

  5. Micah 3:4Rank 5 from verse 9
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    4Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

From verse 10

  1. Job 22:26–27Rank 1 from verse 10
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    26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

    27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

  2. Psalms 37:4Rank 2 from verse 10
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    4Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

  3. Habakkuk 3:18Rank 3 from verse 10
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    18Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:17Rank 4 from verse 10
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    17Pray without ceasing.

  5. Acts 10:2Rank 5 from verse 10
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    2A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

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Job 27:9

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cry

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1. A vocal call, shout, proclamation, alarm, wail, or other utterance, often loud. 2. An earnest appeal, prayer, complaint, or outcry for help, justice, or attention. 3. As a verb, to call out, shout, proclaim, wail, appeal, pray, or complain; figuratively, to bear urgent witness or demand notice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

trouble

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Sense 1: Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty. Sense 2: To disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Job 27:10

COMBINED MEANING

delight

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Sense 1: To take or give great pleasure or satisfaction. Sense 2: A high degree of pleasure or satisfaction of mind; joy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

9Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

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10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

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11I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

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