Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

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 Then they will cry, and he will not answer from the face of the pride of the evil. 13 Also God will not hear vanity, and the Almighty will not look upon it 14 Also if thou shalt say thou wilt not see him, judgment is before him, and thou shalt wait for him.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:29

Jehovah is far off from the unjust: and he will hear the prayer of the just

Isaiah 1:15

And in the spreading forth of your hands I will hide mine eyes from you.; also when ye shall multiply prayer I hear not: your hands were full of blood.

Jeremiah 11:11

For this, thus said Jehovah, Behold me bringing evil to them which they shall not be able to go forth from it; and they cried to me and I will not hear to them.

James 4:3

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask wickedly that ye might expend upon your sensual pleasures.

Job 22:22-27

Take now the law from his mouth, and set his words in thy heart

Job 27:8-9

For what the hope of the profane one if he shall plunder? for God shall draw out his soul.

Job 30:20

I shall cry to thee and thou wilt not answer me: I stood up and thou wilt not attend to me.

Psalm 102:17

He looked upon the prayer of the helpless, and he despised not their prayer.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the unjust an abomination of Jehovah: and the prayer of the upright his acceptance.

Proverbs 28:9

He turning away his ear from hearing the law, also his prayer is an abomination.

Ecclesiastes 5:1-3

Watch thy feet when thou shalt go to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than give the sacrifice of the foolish, for they not knowing the doing of evil.

Hosea 7:14

And they cried not to me in their heart, for they shall wail upon their beds: for corn and new wine they will assemble themselves together; they will turn aside against me..

Hosea 8:2-3

Israel shall cry to me, My God, we knew thee.

Amos 5:22

For if ye shall bring up to me burnt-offerirgs, and your gifts, I will not delight; and I will not look upon the peace-offerings of your fatlings.

Matthew 6:7

And praying, talk ye not vainly as the nations; for they think that by their profaneness of speech they shall be listened to.

Matthew 20:21-22

And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Say that these my two sons might sit, the one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

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