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Will God listen to their cry
    when trouble comes upon them?

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Does God listen to their cry
    when distress comes upon them?(A)

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Then you beg the Lord for help in times of trouble!
    Do you really expect him to answer?
After all the evil you have done,
    he won’t even look at you!”

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Then they will cry out to the Lord,
    but he will not answer them.(A)
At that time he will hide his face(B) from them
    because of the evil they have done.(C)

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12 When they fast, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. Instead, I will devour them with war, famine, and disease.”

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12 Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry;(A) though they offer burnt offerings(B) and grain offerings,(C) I will not accept(D) them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword,(E) famine(F) and plague.”(G)

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15 When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
    Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
    for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.

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15 When you spread out your hands(A) in prayer,
    I hide(B) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
    I am not listening.(C)

Your hands(D) are full of blood!(E)

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28 “When they cry for help, I will not answer.
    Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.

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28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(A)
    they will look for me but will not find me,(B)

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41 They called for help, but no one came to their rescue.
    They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.

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41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them(A)
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.(B)

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12 And when they cry out, God does not answer
    because of their pride.
13 But it is wrong to say God doesn’t listen,
    to say the Almighty isn’t concerned.

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12 He does not answer(A) when people cry out
    because of the arrogance(B) of the wicked.(C)
13 Indeed, God does not listen to their empty plea;
    the Almighty pays no attention to it.(D)

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13 “Since they refused to listen when I called to them, I would not listen when they called to me, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

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13 “‘When I called, they did not listen;(A) so when they called, I would not listen,’(B) says the Lord Almighty.(C)

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18 Therefore, I will respond in fury. I will neither pity nor spare them. And though they cry for mercy, I will not listen.”

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18 Therefore I will deal with them in anger;(A) I will not look on them with pity(B) or spare them. Although they shout in my ears, I will not listen(C) to them.”

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11 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am going to bring calamity upon them, and they will not escape. Though they beg for mercy, I will not listen to their cries.

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11 Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will bring on them a disaster(A) they cannot escape.(B) Although they cry(C) out to me, I will not listen(D) to them.

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18 If I had not confessed the sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened.

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18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened;(A)

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And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.

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When you ask, you do not receive,(A) because you ask with wrong motives,(B) that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

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31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will.

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31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.(A)

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