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Job 27:9

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

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הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹhatsaaqatvothe cryצַעֲקָהparticle, interrogative, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the cry”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6818a shriekcry(-ing).יִשְׁמַ֥עyishmahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תָב֖וֹאtavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…עָלָ֣יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…צָרָֽהtsarahtroubleצָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “trouble”, the ordinary formH6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

Young’s Literal Translation

His cry doth God hear, When distress cometh on him?

World English Bible

Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?

Darby Translation

Will God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him?

Douay-Rheims

Will God hear his cry, when distress shall come upon him?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ τὴν δέησιν αὐτοῦ εἰσακούσεται ὁ Θεός; ἢ ἐπελθούσης αὐτῷ ἀνάγκης