Bible Strands
Job 34:27
because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Elihu addresses Job and his companions, explaining the mechanism of divine judgment immediately after describing how God publicly punishes the wicked and before noting how He hears the oppressed.
The words — סָ֣רוּ (Sa.ru) = they turned aside and דְּ֝רָכָ֗י/ו (de.ra.Kha/v) = ways/ his.
The thread — The theme of abandoning God appears in 1 Samuel 15:11, while the specific failure to regard His works or actions is echoed in Psalms 28:5 and Isaiah 5:12.
Why it lands — The text states that deliberate departure from God's established paths invites open judgment, demanding that readers recognize divine accountability as a direct consequence of ignored instruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 15:11 “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
- Psalms 28:5 Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
- Isaiah 5:12 At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
- Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
- Psalms 107:43 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
- Psalms 125:5 But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
- Proverbs 1:29 For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
- Isaiah 1:3 The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
- Zephaniah 1:6 and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
- Haggai 2:15 Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,