Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“Surely God will not listen to an empty cry [which lacks trust],
Nor will the Almighty regard 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 are crying out because of the pride of the evil-doers, but he gives them no answer. 13 But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it; 14 How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.



Cross References

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

Isaiah 1:15

And when your hands are stretched out to me, my eyes will be turned away from you: even though you go on making prayers, I will not give ear: your hands are full of blood.

Jeremiah 11:11

So the Lord has said, I will send evil on them, which they will not be able to get away from; and they will send up a cry for help to me, but I will not give ear to them.

James 4:3

You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.

Job 22:22-27

Be pleased to take teaching from his mouth, and let his words be stored up in your heart.

Job 27:8-9

For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?

Job 30:20

You give no answer to my cry, and take no note of my prayer.

Proverbs 15:8

The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

Proverbs 28:9

As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.

Ecclesiastes 5:1-3

Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better to give ear than to make the burned offerings of the foolish, whose knowledge is only of doing evil.

Hosea 7:14

And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.

Hosea 8:2-3

They will send up to me a cry for help: We, Israel, have knowledge of you, O God of Israel.

Amos 5:22

Even if you give me your burned offerings and your meal offerings, I will not take pleasure in them: I will have nothing to do with the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.

Matthew 6:7

And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

Matthew 20:21-22

And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.

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