Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

Surely God will not hear an empty cry , Neither will the Almighty regard it.

New American Standard Bible

“Surely God will not listen to an empty cry,
Nor will the Almighty regard it.

King James Version

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

Holman Bible

Indeed, God does not listen to empty cries,
and the Almighty does not take note of it—

International Standard Version

Theirs is a useless plea God won't listen; the Almighty won't pay any attention.

A Conservative Version

Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], nor will the Almighty regard it.

Amplified


“Surely God will not listen to an empty cry [which lacks trust],
Nor will the Almighty regard it.

Bible in Basic English

But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it;

Darby Translation

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

Julia Smith Translation

Also God will not hear vanity, and the Almighty will not look upon it

King James 2000

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Surely God does not hear an empty plea, and Shaddai does not regard it.

Modern King James verseion

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty look on it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But if a man call upon God, doth not he hear him? Doth not the Almighty accept his cry?

NET Bible

Surely it is an empty cry -- God does not hear it; the Almighty does not take notice of it.

New Heart English Bible

Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will Shaddai regard it.

The Emphasized Bible

Howbeit, vanity, will GOD not hear, Yea, the Almighty, will not regard it.

Webster

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

World English Bible

Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.

Youngs Literal Translation

Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

will not hear
שׁמע 
Shama` 
Usage: 1158

שׁו שׁואo 
Shav' 
Usage: 53

neither will the Almighty
שׁדּי 
Shadday 
Usage: 48

שׁוּר 
Shuwr 
Usage: 17

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Elihu Condemns Job

12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men. 13 Surely God will not hear an empty cry , Neither will the Almighty regard it. 14 How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!

Cross References

Proverbs 15:29

Jehovah is far from the wicked; But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Isaiah 1:15

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

Jeremiah 11:11

Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them.

James 4:3

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.

Job 22:22-27

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.

Job 27:8-9

For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

Job 30:20

I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me: I stand up, and thou gazest at me.

Psalm 102:17

He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 28:9

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.

Ecclesiastes 5:1-3

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

Hosea 7:14

And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.

Hosea 8:2-3

They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee.

Amos 5:22

Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.

Matthew 6:7

And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Matthew 20:21-22

And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom.

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