Job 30:20-26
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;(A)
when I stand up, You merely look at me.
21 You have turned against me with cruelty;
You harass(B) me with Your strong hand.
22 You lift me up on the wind and make me ride it;
You scatter me in the storm.(C)
23 Yes, I know that You will lead me to death—
the place(D) appointed for all who live.
24 Yet no one would stretch out his hand
against a ruined man[a]
when he cries out to him for help
because of his distress.(E)
25 Have I not wept for those who have fallen on hard times?
Has my soul not grieved for the needy?(F)
26 But when I hoped for good, evil came;
when I looked for light, darkness(G) came.
Footnotes
- Job 30:24 Lit a heap of ruins
Job 30:20-26
New Living Translation
20 “I cry to you, O God, but you don’t answer.
I stand before you, but you don’t even look.
21 You have become cruel toward me.
You use your power to persecute me.
22 You throw me into the whirlwind
and destroy me in the storm.
23 And I know you are sending me to my death—
the destination of all who live.
24 “Surely no one would turn against the needy
when they cry for help in their trouble.
25 Did I not weep for those in trouble?
Was I not deeply grieved for the needy?
26 So I looked for good, but evil came instead.
I waited for the light, but darkness fell.
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