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They have no respect for any of his ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />because they turned aside from following him and had no regard for any of his ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because they turned back from Him, And would not consider any of His ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no insight from any of His ways;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Because they turned aside from following Him And would not consider <i>or</i> show regard for any of His ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because they turned aside from following him and did not understand any of his ways<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because they turned aside from following Him and did not understand any of His ways <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and refused to obey him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Because they turned aside from following him, and would not have regard to any of his ways:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because they turned away from following him and didn't consider any of his ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />because they have stopped following him and ignored all his commands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because they've abandoned their pursuit of him and had no respect for any of his ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />because they have turned away from following him, and have not understood any of his ways, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />because they turned aside from following him, and wouldn't pay attention to any of his ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />because they turned away from following him, and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Because that against right "" They have turned aside from after Him, "" And have considered none of His ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Who therefore turned away from after him, and they consider not all his ways,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who as it were on purpose have revolted from him, and would not understand all his ways : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They, as if with great diligence, have withdrawn from him, and they refused to understand all his ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because they turned away from him and did not understand his ways at all: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />because they turned aside from following him, and had no regard for any of his ways,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because they turned aside from following him, and did not consider any of his ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For they turned away from after him, and they did not understand all his ways<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Because they turned aside from following Him, And would not have regard to any of His ways;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Because they turned aside from the law of God, and did not regard his ordinances,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/34-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5336" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Elihu Confirms God's Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>He strikes them for their wickedness in full view, <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">they turned aside</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: mê·’a·ḥă·rāw (Prep-m:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">from Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and had no</a> <a href="/hebrew/7919.htm" title="7919: hiś·kî·lū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To be, circumspect, intelligent. A primitive root; to be circumspect and hence, intelligent.">regard</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">for any</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: də·rā·ḵāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">of His ways.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-31</a></span><br />Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-23.htm">Jeremiah 5:23-24</a></span><br />But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away. / They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4</a></span><br />In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Isaiah 65:12</a></span><br />I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24-26</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a></span><br />But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12-13</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a></span><br />For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a></span><br />And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a></span><br />But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:</p><p class="hdg">turned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-11.htm">1 Samuel 15:11</a></b></br> It repenteth me that I have set up Saul <i>to be</i> king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5</a></b></br> As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: <i>but</i> peace <i>shall be</i> upon Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/1-6.htm">Zephaniah 1:6</a></b></br> And them that are turned back from the LORD; and <i>those</i> that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired for him.</p><p class="hdg">from him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/28-5.htm">Psalm 28:5</a></b></br> Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-43.htm">Psalm 107:43</a></b></br> Whoso <i>is</i> wise, and will observe these <i>things</i>, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-29.htm">Proverbs 1:29,30</a></b></br> For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/34-19.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/job/34-23.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Following</a> <a href="/job/34-25.htm">Note</a> <a href="/job/33-31.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/job/31-1.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/job/34-23.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/34-5.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/34-24.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-20.htm">Wisely</a> <a href="/job/9-16.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/35-13.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/job/37-14.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/psalms/48-13.htm">Following</a> <a href="/job/35-13.htm">Note</a> <a href="/job/41-11.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/job/34-29.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/job/35-2.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/35-5.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/36-23.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/psalms/2-10.htm">Wisely</a> <a href="/psalms/66-18.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Job 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-1.htm">Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-10.htm">God omnipotent cannot be unjust</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-31.htm">Man must humble himself unto God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-34.htm">Elihu reproves Job</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>because they turned aside from Him</b><br>This phrase highlights the deliberate choice to deviate from God's path. In the context of Job, it reflects the broader theme of human rebellion against divine authority. Biblically, turning aside from God is often associated with idolatry and moral decay, as seen in the history of Israel (e.g., <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a>). Theologically, this turning away signifies a breach in the covenant relationship with God, which is central to the Old Testament narrative. The act of turning aside is not merely physical but spiritual, indicating a heart that has strayed from devotion to God. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus calls for repentance and a return to God (<a href="/luke/15-11.htm">Luke 15:11-32</a>).<p><b>and had no regard for any of His ways</b><br>This phrase underscores a complete disregard for God's commandments and statutes. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a king's laws were to be followed without question, and God's laws were seen as even more binding. The historical context of Job, likely set in the patriarchal period, suggests a time when oral tradition and divine revelation were the primary means of understanding God's will. The phrase implies a willful ignorance or rejection of God's moral and ethical standards, which are laid out in the Torah. This disregard is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature, where prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah lament Israel's failure to follow God's ways (<a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2-4</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a>). In a typological sense, Jesus Christ embodies the perfect adherence to God's ways, serving as the ultimate example for believers (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective that emphasizes God's justice and righteousness. Elihu is the speaker in <a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Job 34</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who suffers immense trials and questions God's justice, seeking understanding of his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who argue that Job's suffering must be due to his sin, representing a traditional view of retributive justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and judge, whose ways and wisdom are beyond human understanding.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Those who turn away from God and disregard His ways, as referenced in this verse.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_turning_away_from_god.htm">The Danger of Turning Away from God</a></b><br>Turning aside from God leads to spiritual blindness and moral decay. It is crucial to remain steadfast in our faith and commitment to His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_acknowledging_god's_ways.htm">The Importance of Acknowledging God's Ways</a></b><br>Recognizing and respecting God's ways is essential for a righteous life. We must seek to understand and follow His commandments and teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_righteousness.htm">God's Justice and Righteousness</a></b><br>God's justice is perfect, and His ways are higher than ours. Trusting in His righteousness helps us navigate life's challenges with faith and hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination_and_repentance.htm">Self-Examination and Repentance</a></b><br>Regular self-examination can prevent us from turning away from God. Repentance is key to restoring our relationship with Him when we stray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_faithfulness.htm">The Role of Community in Faithfulness</a></b><br>Surrounding ourselves with a community of believers can help us stay accountable and encourage us to remain faithful to God's ways.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_christians_reject_evolution.htm">Why do many Christians reject evolution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_in_'left_behind'_post-rapture.htm">What occurs in 'Left Behind' after the Rapture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_bible_symbols_signify.htm">What do Bible symbols mean and represent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_tell_divine_justice_from_chance.htm">Job 34:29 - If God can remain silent, how can we reliably distinguish divine justice from random events or coincidences?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">Because they turned back from him.</span>--Elihu, therefore, as well as Job's other friends, believed in the direct execution of God's judgments.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Because they turned back from him</span> (On the sin of "turning back," see <a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15, 16</a>; <a href="/proverbs/26-11.htm">Proverbs 26:11</a>; <a href="/2_peter/2-22.htm">2 Peter 2:22</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">And would not consider any of his ways</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/28-5.htm">Psalm 28:5</a>; <a href="/isaiah/5-12.htm">Isaiah 5:12</a>). The folly and wickedness of such conduct is reproved by Solomon in the strongest terms, "Because I have called, and ye refused: I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; but ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; when your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Thou shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: for that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: they would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their Own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them" (<a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-32</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/34-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they turned aside</span><br /><span class="heb">סָ֣רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(sā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Him</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’a·ḥă·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and had no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">regard</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hiś·kî·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7919.htm">Strong's 7919: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, circumspect, intelligent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for any</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of His ways.</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּ֝רָכָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(də·rā·ḵāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/34-27.htm">Job 34:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/34-27.htm">Job 34:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/34-27.htm">Job 34:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/34-27.htm">Job 34:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/34-27.htm">Job 34:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/34-27.htm">Job 34:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/34-27.htm">Job 34:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/34-27.htm">Job 34:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/34-27.htm">Job 34:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/34-27.htm">Job 34:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/34-27.htm">OT Poetry: Job 34:27 Because they turned aside from following him (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/34-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 34:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 34:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/34-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 34:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 34:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>