Job 34:27
New International Version
because they turned from following him and had no regard for any of his ways.

New Living Translation
For they turned away from following him. They have no respect for any of his ways.

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

Berean Standard Bible
because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.

King James Bible
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 American Standard Bible
Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways,

NASB 1995
Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways;

NASB 1977
Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways;

Legacy Standard Bible
Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no insight from 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,

Christian Standard Bible
because they turned aside from following him and did not understand any of his ways

Holman Christian Standard Bible
because they turned aside from following Him and did not understand any of His ways

American Standard Version
Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways:

Contemporary English Version
and refused to obey him.

English Revised Version
Because they turned aside from following him, and would not have regard to any of his ways:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because they turned away from following him and didn't consider any of his ways.

Good News Translation
because they have stopped following him and ignored all his commands.

International Standard Version
because they've abandoned their pursuit of him and had no respect for any of his ways.

Majority Standard Bible
because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.

NET Bible
because they have turned away from following him, and have not understood any of his ways,

New Heart English Bible
because they turned aside from following him, and wouldn't pay attention to any of his ways,

Webster's Bible Translation
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:

World English Bible
because they turned away from following him, and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Because that against right "" They have turned aside from after Him, "" And have considered none 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,

Smith's Literal Translation
Who therefore turned away from after him, and they consider not all his ways,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who as it were on purpose have revolted from him, and would not understand all his ways :

Catholic Public Domain Version
They, as if with great diligence, have withdrawn from him, and they refused to understand all his ways,

New American Bible
Because they turned away from him and did not understand his ways at all:

New Revised Standard Version
because they turned aside from following him, and had no regard for any of his ways,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Because they turned aside from following him, and did not consider any of his ways.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
For they turned away from after him, and they did not understand all his ways
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Because they turned aside from following Him, And would not have regard to any of His ways;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Because they turned aside from the law of God, and did not regard his ordinances,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Elihu Confirms God's Justice
26He strikes them for their wickedness in full view, 27because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways. 28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.…

Cross References
Proverbs 1:24-31
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, ...

Isaiah 1:4
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.

Jeremiah 5:23-24
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.’

Psalm 10:4
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

Psalm 14:1
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.

Isaiah 65:12
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.”

Jeremiah 7:24-26
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.

Hosea 4:6
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.

Zechariah 7:11-12
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.

Romans 1:28-32
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. ...

2 Timothy 3:1-5
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, ...

Hebrews 3:12-13
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.

Matthew 13:15
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.’

John 3:19-20
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.

Romans 2:5
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.


Treasury of Scripture

Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:

turned

1 Samuel 15:11
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be 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.

Psalm 125:5
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.

Zephaniah 1:6
And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired for him.

from him.

Psalm 28:5
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

Psalm 107:43
Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

Proverbs 1:29,30
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: …

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1. Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice
10. God omnipotent cannot be unjust
31. Man must humble himself unto God
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because they turned aside from Him
This phrase highlights the deliberate action of turning away from God. The Hebrew root for "turned aside" is "סוּר" (sur), which implies a willful deviation or departure from a path. In the context of Job, this turning away is not merely a physical act but a spiritual and moral decision to reject God's ways. Historically, Israel's relationship with God was covenantal, requiring faithfulness and obedience. Turning aside from God often led to consequences, as seen throughout the Old Testament, where Israel's disobedience resulted in exile and suffering. This phrase serves as a warning and a call to remain steadfast in faith, emphasizing the importance of aligning one's life with God's will.

and had no regard for any of His ways
The phrase "had no regard" translates from the Hebrew "לֹא שָׁמַע" (lo shama), meaning to not listen or pay attention. This indicates a conscious choice to ignore or dismiss God's commandments and teachings. The "ways" of God refer to His laws, decrees, and the moral path He sets for His people. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a king's subjects were expected to follow his decrees; similarly, God's people are expected to follow His divine instructions. This phrase underscores the gravity of ignoring God's guidance, which is seen as a rejection of His authority and wisdom. It serves as a reminder of the blessings that come from obedience and the perils of neglecting God's ways.

(27) Because they turned back from him.--Elihu, therefore, as well as Job's other friends, believed in the direct execution of God's judgments.

Verse 27. - Because they turned back from him (On the sin of "turning back," see 2 Kings 17:15, 16; Proverbs 26:11; 2 Peter 2:22.) And would not consider any of his ways (comp. Psalm 28:5; Isaiah 5:12). 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" (Proverbs 1:24-32).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
because
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

they turned aside
סָ֣רוּ (sā·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

from Him
מֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יו (mê·’a·ḥă·rāw)
Preposition-m | third person masculine singular
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

and had no
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

regard
הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃ (hiś·kî·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent

for any
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

of His ways.
דְּ֝רָכָ֗יו (də·rā·ḵāw)
Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action


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