Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

They have said, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”

King James Version

Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

Holman Bible

They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.
The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”

International Standard Version

They say, "The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice."

A Conservative Version

And they say, LORD will not see, nor will the God of Jacob consider.

American Standard Version

And they say, Jehovah will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob consider.

Amplified


Yet they say, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob (Israel) notice it.”

Bible in Basic English

And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not give thought to it.

Darby Translation

And say, Jah will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard it.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will say Jah will not see, and the God of Jacob will not understand.

King James 2000

Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

while they say, "Yah does not see," and "The God of Jacob does not pay attention."

Modern King James verseion

Yet they say, Jehovah shall not see, nor shall the God of Jacob observe it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And yet they say, "Tush, the LORD seeth not, the God of Jacob regardeth it not."

NET Bible

Then they say, "The Lord does not see this; the God of Jacob does not take notice of it."

New Heart English Bible

They say, "The LORD will not see, neither will Jacob's God consider."

The Emphasized Bible

Yet have they said - Yah, doth not see, The God of Jacob, doth not understand.

Webster

Yet they say, The LORD will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard it.

World English Bible

They say, "Yah will not see, neither will Jacob's God consider."

Youngs Literal Translation

And they say, 'Jehovah doth not see, And the God of Jacob doth not consider.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The Lord
יהּ 
Yahh 
Usage: 49

shall not see
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

of Jacob
יעקב 
Ya`aqob 
Usage: 349

References

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Context Readings

A Prayer For Retribution Against Oppressors

6 They slay the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
7 They have said, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”
8 Pay heed, you senseless among the people;
And when will you understand, stupid ones?


Cross References

Job 22:12-13

“Is not God in the height of heaven?
Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!

Psalm 10:11-13

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

Psalm 59:7

Behold, they belch forth with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “Who hears?”

Isaiah 29:15

Woe to those who deeply hide their plans from the Lord,
And whose deeds are done in a dark place,
And they say, “Who sees us?” or “Who knows us?”

Ezekiel 8:12

Then He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are committing in the dark, each man in the room of his carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has forsaken the land.’”

Ezekiel 9:9

Then He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is filled with blood and the city is full of perversion; for they say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see!’

Zephaniah 1:12

“It will come about at that time
That I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will punish the men
Who are stagnant in spirit,
Who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will not do good or evil!’

Luke 18:3-4

There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’

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