Job 34:27 Meaning and Explanation
“Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:”
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Read Full Chapter →The wicked are judged because they turned away from God and refused to regard His ways.
What Does Job 34:27 Mean?
Elihu now names the reason for judgment: the wicked 'turned back from him' and 'would not consider any of his ways.' Their downfall flows not from divine caprice but from their own deliberate turning away. They withdrew from God and refused to heed His paths, and judgment follows from that refusal.
This pinpoints the root of all rebellion: a heart that turns from God and will not regard His ways. The tragedy is not that God withholds Himself, but that they would not consider Him. The same God grieves over such turning, pleading, 'turn ye, turn ye... for why will ye die?' The door back is never barred from His side. Judgment comes to those who persist in walking away.
Job 34:27 in the Original Language
shub (שׁוּב), 'turned back' -- to turn away or depart; the same verb elsewhere means to return or repent.
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What does Job 34:27 mean?
The wicked are judged because they turned away from God and refused to regard His ways.