Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
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:

Holman Bible

But when God is silent, who can declare Him guilty?
When He hides His face, who can see Him?
Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁקט 
Shaqat 
Usage: 41

and when he hideth
סתר 
Cathar 
Usage: 81

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

שׁוּר 
Shuwr 
Usage: 17

גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

or against a man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

Context Readings

Elihu Asserts God's Justice

28 so that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he hears the cry of the afflicted. 29 When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him,
That is, in regard to both nation and man?—
30 that the hypocrite not reign, lest the people be ensnared.



Cross References

Isaiah 26:3

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusts in thee.

2 Samuel 7:1

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

2 Kings 18:9-12

And in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hosea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came up against Samaria and besieged it.

2 Chronicles 36:14-17

Moreover, all the princes of the priests and the people increased the rebellion, rebelling according to all the abominations of the Gentiles and polluting the house of the LORD which he had sanctified in Jerusalem.

Job 12:14

Behold, he shall break down, and it shall not be built again; he shall shut up a man, and no one shall be able to open unto him.

Job 23:8-9

Behold, I shall go to the east and not find him; and to the west, but I cannot perceive him;

Job 23:13

But if he determines something, who can turn him? His soul desired it, and he did it.

Job 29:1-3

Moreover, Job continued his parable and said,

Psalm 13:1

How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Psalm 27:9

Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy slave away in anger: thou hast been my help; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my saving health.

Psalm 30:7

LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong; thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

Psalm 143:7

Hear me speedily, O LORD; my spirit fails; hide not thy face from me lest I be like those that go down into the grave.

Isaiah 14:3-8

And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow and from thy fear and from the hard bondage in which thou wast made to serve,

Isaiah 32:17

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness rest and security for ever.

Jeremiah 27:8

And it shall come to pass, that the people and the kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that people I will visit, saith the LORD, with the sword and with the famine and with the pestilence, until I have finished placing all of them under his hand.

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Romans 8:31-34

What shall we then say to these things? If God is for us, who shall be against us?

Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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