“Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.
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“Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.
Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.
Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.
Truly, I make an outcry against the violent man, but there is no answer: I give a cry for help, but no one takes up my cause.
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Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7
Job's friends blamed him as a wicked man, because he was so afflicted; here he describes their unkindness, showing that what they condemned was capable of excuse. Harsh language from friends, greatly adds to the weight of afflictions: yet it is best not to lay it to heart, lest we harbour resentment. Rather let us look to Him who endured the contradiction of sinners against himself, and was treated with far more cruelty than Job was, or we can be. (Job 19:8-22)
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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