Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
When He hides His face, who can see Him?
Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,
New American Standard Bible
And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him,
That is, in regard to both nation and man?—
King James Version
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
International Standard Version
"If he remains silent, who will condemn him? If he conceals his face, who can see him? He watches over both nation and individual alike,
A Conservative Version
When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hides his face, who then can behold him? [It is] the same whether to a nation, or to a man,
American Standard Version
When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:
Amplified
“When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
When He hides His face [withdrawing His favor and help], who then can behold Him [and make supplication to Him],
Whether it be a nation or a man by himself?—
Darby Translation
When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth his face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;
Julia Smith Translation
And he will give quiet, and who shall disturb? and he will hide the face, and who shall look upon him? and against a nation and against man wholly:
King James 2000
When he gives quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hides his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
Lexham Expanded Bible
but he remains quiet, and who can condemn? And he hides [his] face, and who can behold him? Yet [he is] over a nation and over a person alike,
Modern King James verseion
And He gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who can behold Him? And it may be against a nation and a man together;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If he deliver and grant pardon, who will judge or condemn? But if he hide away his countenance, who will turn it about again, whether it be to the people or to any man?
NET Bible
But if God is quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, then who can see him? Yet he is over the individual and the nation alike,
New Heart English Bible
When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man,
The Emphasized Bible
When, he, giveth quiet, who then shall condemn? And, when he hideth his face, who then shall sing of him? whether unto a nation or unto mankind altogether,
Webster
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
World English Bible
When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man,
Youngs Literal Translation
And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, It is the same.
Interlinear
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Gowy
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 34:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Asserts God's Justice
28
and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
When He hides His face, who can see Him?
Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,
or ensnare the people.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 26:3
in perfect peace,
for it is trusting in You.
2 Samuel 7:1
When the king had settled into his palace
2 Kings 18:9-12
In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
2 Chronicles 36:14-17
All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the Lord’s temple that He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
Job 12:14
whoever He imprisons cannot be released.
Job 23:8-9
and if I go west, I cannot perceive Him.
Job 23:13
He does what He desires.
Job 29:1-3
Job continued his discourse, saying:
Psalm 13:1
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
Forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?
Psalm 27:9
do not turn Your servant away in anger.
You have been my helper;
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.
Psalm 30:7
You made me stand like a strong mountain;
when You hid Your face, I was terrified.
Psalm 143:7
my spirit fails.
Don’t hide Your face from me,
or I will be like those
going down to the Pit.
Isaiah 14:3-8
When the Lord gives you rest from your pain,
Isaiah 32:17
the effect of righteousness
will be quiet confidence forever.
Jeremiah 27:8
“As for the nation or kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and does not place its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation I will punish by sword, famine, and plague”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“until through him I have destroyed it.
John 14:27
Romans 8:31-34
If God is for us, who is against us?
Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which surpasses