Parallel Verses

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.

A Conservative Version

How much less when thou say thou do not behold him. The case is before him, and thou wait for 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 does not hear an empty cry, nor does the Almighty regard it. 14 “How much less when you say you do not behold Him,
The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
15 Because his anger does not punish, and he does not greatly heed transgression,

Cross References

Job 9:11

He goes by me and I do not see. He moves past and I do not perceive him.

Job 9:19

If I speak of strength and justice, he is strong! Who will appoint my day in court?

Job 19:7

Yes I cry for Help! I am being attacked! But I get no response. I call for help, but there is no justice.

Job 23:3

Oh that I knew where I might find him that I might come to his seat!

Job 23:8-10

Behold, I go forward but He is not there. I go backward, but I cannot perceive him.

Psalm 27:12-14

Do not surrender me to the will of my opponents. False witnesses have risen against me. They breathe out violence.

Psalm 37:5-6

Dedicate your life to Jehovah. Trust him, and he will act on your behalf.

Psalm 62:5

I will wait calmly for God alone, because my hope comes from him.

Psalm 62:8

Trust him at all times, you people. Pour out your hearts in his presence. God is our refuge.

Psalm 77:5-10

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

Psalm 97:2

Clouds, gloom and darkness are all around Him. Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.

Isaiah 30:18

Jehovah is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. Jehovah is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you respects Jehovah and obeys his servant? Let those who walk in darkness and have no light trust the name of Jehovah and depend upon their God.

Isaiah 54:17

Weapons forged against you will not prevail! You will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah and this is their vindication from me, declares Jehovah.

Micah 7:7-9

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

Romans 8:33-34

Who will bring any charge against the ones God has chosen? It is God who justifies (makes righteous).

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