Job 27:9

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

Cross-reference

Job 35:12 Parallel

Job 35:12 echoes that God does not answer the proud—same reason the godless' cry goes unheard.

Job 35:13 Parallel

Job 35:13 reinforces that God does not hear empty cries—directly parallel to the godless' cry.

Job 16:18 Contrast

In Job 16:18, Job pleads for his cry to be heard, contrasting with the wicked whose cry God ignores in Job 27:9.

Job 30:20 Contrast

In Job 30:20, Job himself cries out unanswered — mirroring the wicked's fate but from a righteous sufferer's perspective.

Proverbs 1:28 warns that those who reject wisdom will not be answered when they call—same as the godless' cry.

Zechariah 7:13 gives the reciprocal principle: as they would not hear God, so he will not hear them — a direct parallel.

Micah 3:4 Parallel

Micah 3:4 says God will hide his face and not answer when they cry, because of their evil deeds — identical theme.

Hosea 7:14 Parallel

Hosea 7:14 reveals their cries are insincere, not from the heart — showing why God does not hear them, adding depth to Job's statement.

Ezekiel 8:18 states God will not hear their loud cries because of abominations — same refusal to answer the wicked in trouble.

Jeremiah 14:12 adds that even fasting and offerings won't make God hear their cry — reinforcing the futility of religious acts for the wicked.

Jeremiah 11:11 declares God will not listen when they cry out in disaster — directly echoing Job's rhetorical question about the wicked.

Isaiah 1:15 Parallel

Isaiah 1:15 shows God hiding his eyes and refusing to listen to prayers because of bloodshed — same theme of unanswered cries for the wicked.

Proverbs 28:9 says turning from the law makes prayer an abomination—parallel to God not hearing the godless.

Psalm 109:7 Parallel

Psalm 109:7 asks that the wicked's prayer be counted as sin—consistent with God not hearing the godless.

Psalm 66:18 Parallel

Psalm 66:18 states that cherishing sin blocks God's hearing—same principle as the godless' cry unheard.

Psalm 18:41 Parallel

Psalm 18:41 describes the wicked crying to the Lord but He does not answer—identical situation.

John 9:31 Parallel

John 9:31 states plainly that God does not listen to sinners — a New Testament confirmation of Job's point.

In 2 Samuel 22:42, David's enemies cry to the Lord but are not answered — echoing Job's assertion that God ignores the wicked's distress.

In 1 Samuel 8:18, God refuses to answer Israel's cry because they rejected Him — similar to Job's point that the wicked's cry goes unheard.

James 4:3 Parallel

James 4:3 explains that wrong motives in prayer lead to not receiving — a specific reason God doesn't hear, similar to Job's context of the wicked.