Job 34:28
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Cross-references
Job 35:9 directly echoes the cry of the oppressed under the arm of the mighty, reinforcing the same theme of God hearing.
Job 31:19 describes Job's care for the needy without clothing — the opposite of the wicked who cause the cry of the poor.
Job 29:13 continues Job's righteousness — blessing the perishing and making widows sing — contrasting the wicked who cause affliction.
Job 29:12 shows Job himself delivering the poor who cried — the opposite of the wicked who cause the cry in Job 34:28.
Job 22:9 describes the same oppression — sending widows away empty and crushing the fatherless — which causes the cry to God.
Job 24:12 laments that God does not charge the oppressors — contrasting with Job 34:28 where God hears the cry of the afflicted.
Job 31:20 shows Job's personal provision for the poor, contrasting with the oppressors who cause their cry in 34:28.
Job 22:10 shows the consequence of such oppression: snares and terror — linking the cry of the poor to divine judgment.
James 5:4 says the cries of defrauded laborers have reached the Lord, a New Testament echo of Job 34:28.
Exodus 2:23 records Israel's cry from bondage coming up to God—a historical parallel to the cry of the poor in Job 34:28.
Psalm 12:5 declares God will arise for the oppression of the poor and needy, matching the cry heard in Job 34:28.
Exodus 22:23-27 promises God will hear the cry of the afflicted and act, directly reinforcing the principle in Job 34:28.
Exodus 3:9 repeats that the cry of Israel has come to God, emphasizing the same divine attention to affliction.
Exodus 3:7 has God saying He has heard the cry of His oppressed people, directly paralleling Job 34:28.
Exodus 2:24 adds that God heard their groaning and remembered His covenant, showing His response to the cry.
Nehemiah 5:1 records a great outcry of the people against exploitation — the same cry of the poor that reaches God here.
Deuteronomy 24:15 commands timely payment to the poor, lest they cry to the LORD — echoing the cry God hears in Job.
Deuteronomy 15:9 warns against withholding from the poor, lest they cry to the LORD — the same cry God hears here.
Lamentations 3:56 affirms God hears the cry for help — directly matching the afflicted's cry heard in Job.