The Meaning of Job 35:9 Explained

Job 35:9

KJV: By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

YLT: Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

Darby: By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty:

ASV: By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

By reason of the multitude  of oppressions  they make [the oppressed] to cry:  they cry out  by reason of the arm  of the mighty. 

What does Job 35:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 35:1-16 - Songs In The Night
God is so exalted above man in His nature that He is altogether independent of him. When men sin against Him, they hurt not Him but themselves. There is no motive, therefore, of retaliation or revenge in His chastisements. "Not for His pleasure," the Holy Ghost saith in another place, "but for our profit," Hebrews 12:10.
Instead of seeking after God our Maker, who can give songs in the darkest night that ever befell a human spirit, we are too apt to despair. Instead of crying to God, we cry against Him. We murmur and complain. We arraign God. There is our pride, Job 35:12. We regard iniquity in our heart, and God cannot answer us until we change our note for one of loving, trustful submission. God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Let us change our temper and our note. Have done with the proud self-will that chafes and argues and complains. This will not speed thy cause at God's bar. Humble thyself under His mighty hand, and He will exalt thee. "The meek He will teach His way." [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 35

1  Comparison is not to be made with God,
6  because our good or evil cannot extend unto him
9  Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for lack of faith

What do the individual words in Job 35:9 mean?

Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out they cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty
מֵ֭רֹב עֲשׁוּקִ֣ים יַזְעִ֑יקוּ יְשַׁוְּע֖וּ מִזְּר֣וֹעַ רַבִּֽים

מֵ֭רֹב  Because  of  the  multitude 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹב  
Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.
עֲשׁוּקִ֣ים  of  oppressions 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֲשׁוּקִים  
Sense: oppression, extortion.
יַזְעִ֑יקוּ  they  cry  out 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: זָעַק  
Sense: to cry, cry out, call, call for help.
יְשַׁוְּע֖וּ  they  cry  out  for  help 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁוַע  
Sense: (Piel) to cry out (for help), shout.
מִזְּר֣וֹעַ  because  of  the  arm 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: זְרֹועַ  
Sense: arm, forearm, shoulder, strength.
רַבִּֽים  of  the  mighty 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.