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English Standard Version

Job 34:27

because they turned aside from following him and had no regard for any of his ways,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   God;   The Topic Concordance - Affliction;   Consideration;   Hearing;   Turning;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Rebellion against God;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elihu;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
because they turned aside from following himand did not understand any of his ways
Hebrew Names Version
Because they turned aside from following him, And wouldn't have regard in any of his ways:
King James Version
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
New Century Version
because they stopped following God and did not care about any of his ways.
New English Translation
because they have turned away from following him, and have not understood any of his ways,
Amplified Bible
Because they turned aside from following Him And would not consider or show regard for any of His ways,
New American Standard Bible
Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways,
World English Bible
Because they turned aside from following him, And wouldn't have regard in any of his ways:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Because they haue turned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes:
Legacy Standard Bible
Because they turned aside from following Him,And had no insight from any of His ways;
Berean Standard Bible
because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
Contemporary English Version
and refused to obey him.
Complete Jewish Bible
because they turned away from following him and gave no thought to any of his ways,
Darby Translation
Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;
Easy-to-Read Version
He will do this because they rebelled against him and ignored what he wanted.
George Lamsa Translation
Because they turned aside from following him, and did not consider any of his ways.
Good News Translation
because they have stopped following him and ignored all his commands.
Lexham English Bible
because they have turned aside from him and have not understood any of his ways,
Literal Translation
for so they turned from following Him, and they did not consider all His ways so as
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore turned they back traytorously and vnfaithfully fro hi, & wolde not receaue his wayes.
American Standard Version
Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways:
Bible in Basic English
Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Because they turned aside from following Him, and would not have regard to any of His ways;
King James Version (1611)
Because they turned backe from him, and would not consider any of his wayes.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Because they tourned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Because they turned aside from the law of God, and did not regard his ordinances,
English Revised Version
Because they turned aside from following him, and would not have regard to any of his ways:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whiche yeden awei fro hym bi `castyng afore, and nolden vndurstonde alle hise weies.
Update Bible Version
Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways:
Webster's Bible Translation
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
New King James Version
Because they turned back from Him, And would not consider any of His ways,
New Living Translation
For they turned away from following him. They have no respect for any of his ways.
New Life Bible
Because they turned aside from following Him. They did not care about any of His ways.
New Revised Standard
because they turned aside from following him, and had no regard for any of his ways,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Forasmuch, as they turned from following him, and, none of his ways, did they teach;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who as it were on purpose have revolted from him, and would not understand all his ways:
Revised Standard Version
because they turned aside from following him, and had no regard for any of his ways,
Young's Literal Translation
Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways;

Contextual Overview

16 "If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say. 17 Shall one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty, 18 who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,' and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,' 19 who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands? 20 In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand. 21 "For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps. 22 There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves. 23 For God has no need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment. 24 He shatters the mighty without investigation and sets others in their place. 25 Thus, knowing their works, he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

turned: 1 Samuel 15:11, Psalms 125:5, Zephaniah 1:6, Luke 17:31, Luke 17:32, Acts 15:38, 2 Timothy 4:10, Hebrews 10:39

from him: Heb. from after him

would: Psalms 28:5, Psalms 107:43, Proverbs 1:29, Proverbs 1:30, Isaiah 1:3, Isaiah 5:12, Haggai 2:15-19

Reciprocal: Psalms 44:18 - heart Isaiah 26:11 - will

Cross-References

Genesis 34:2
And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her.
Genesis 34:31
But they said, "Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?"
Exodus 2:14
He answered, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid, and thought, "Surely the thing is known."
Joshua 7:1
But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things, for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel.
Joshua 7:13
Get up! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the Lord , God of Israel, "There are devoted things in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted things from among you."
Joshua 7:21
when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath."
Esther 9:10
the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they laid no hand on the plunder.
Esther 9:16
Now the rest of the Jews who were in the king's provinces also gathered to defend their lives, and got relief from their enemies and killed 75,000 of those who hated them, but they laid no hands on the plunder.
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Because they turned back from him,.... Became apostates from the ways and worship of God, as the posterity of Cain before the flood, and the posterity of Ham after it; who had been educated and trained up therein, and turned from the law of God, as the Septuagint version, from the light and law of nature:

and would not consider any of his ways; either of providence, whether in a way of mercy which might lead to repentance, or in a way of judgment which might be a caution and instruction to them; or of his precepts, the way of his commandments, not any of these would they consider; so as to express a value for them, show any regard to them, and walk in them; and which was owing to the stubbornness of their wills; they would not advert to them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Because they turned back from him - Margin, “from after him.” That is, they receded, or went away from God.

And would not consider any of his ways - They would not regard or attend to any of his commands. The word way, in the Scriptures, is often used to denote “religion.” A “way” denotes the course of life which one leads; the path in which he walks. The “ways of God” denote his course or plan, his precepts or laws; and to depart from them, or to disregard them, is only another mode of saying that a man has no religion.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 34:27. Because they turned back — This is the reason why he has dealt with them in judgment. They had departed from him in their hearts, their moral conduct, and their civil government. He is speaking of corrupt and tyrannical rulers. And they did not, would not, understand any of his ways.


 
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