Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

How much less when thou say thou do not behold him. The case is before him, and thou wait for him!

New American Standard Bible

“How much less when you say you do not behold Him,
The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!

King James Version

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

Holman Bible

how much less when you complain
that you do not see Him,
that your case is before Him
and you are waiting for Him.

International Standard Version

Even though you complain that you can't perceive him, your case is already pending for judgment in his presence so keep on placing your hope in him.

American Standard Version

How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!

Amplified


“Even though you say that you do not see Him [when missing His righteous judgment on earth],
Yet your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!

Bible in Basic English

How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.

Darby Translation

Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore wait for him.

Julia Smith Translation

Also if thou shalt say thou wilt not see him, judgment is before him, and thou shalt wait for him.

King James 2000

Although you say you shall not see him, yet justice is before him; therefore you must trust in him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{How much less} [when] you say [that] you do not see him, that [the] case [is] {before him}, and you are waiting for him!

Modern King James verseion

How much less when you say you do not see Him! Judgment is before Him; you are waiting for Him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"When thou speakest, then, should not he pardon thee, if thou open thyself before him, and put thy trust in him?

NET Bible

How much less, then, when you say that you do not perceive him, that the case is before him and you are waiting for him!

New Heart English Bible

How much less when you say you do not see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him.

The Emphasized Bible

How much less when thou sayest thou wilt not regard him! The cause, is before him, and thou must wait for him.

Webster

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

World English Bible

How much less when you say you don't see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!

Youngs Literal Translation

Yea, though thou sayest thou dost not behold Him, Judgment is before Him, and stay for Him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אף 
'aph 
Usage: 134

thou sayest

Usage: 0

thou shalt not see
שׁוּר 
Shuwr 
Usage: 17

דּוּן דּין 
Diyn 
Usage: 20

is before
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

Context Readings

Elihu Condemns Job

13 Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], nor will the Almighty regard it. 14 How much less when thou say thou do not behold him. The case is before him, and thou wait for him! 15 But now, because he has not visited in his anger, nor does he greatly regard folly,

Cross References

Job 9:11

Lo, he goes by me, and I do not see him. He also passes on, but I do not perceive him.

Job 9:19

If of strength, lo, [he is] mighty! And if of justice, who will summon me?

Job 19:7

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.

Job 23:3

O that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!

Job 23:8-10

Behold, I go forward, but he is not [there], and backward, but I cannot perceive him,

Psalm 27:12-14

Deliver me not over to the will of my adversaries. For FALSE witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

Psalm 37:5-6

Commit thy way to LORD. Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

Psalm 62:5

My soul, wait thou in silence for God only, for my expectation is from him.

Psalm 62:8

Trust in him at all times, ye people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Psalm 77:5-10

I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

Psalm 97:2

Clouds and darkness are round about him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Isaiah 30:18

And therefore LORD will wait, that he may be gracious to you. And therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you. For LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Isaiah 50:10

Who is among you that fears LORD, who obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in the name of LORD, and rely upon his God.

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper. And every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of LORD, and their righteousness which is of me, says LORD.

Micah 7:7-9

But as for me, I will look to LORD. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Romans 8:33-34

Who will accuse against the chosen of God? God is he who makes righteous.

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