Job 35:9-16
English Standard Version
9 “Because of the multitude of (A)oppressions people (B)cry out;
they call for help because of the arm of (C)the mighty.[a]
10 But none says, ‘Where is God my (D)Maker,
who gives (E)songs in the night,
11 who teaches us (F)more than the beasts of the earth
and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’
12 There they (G)cry out, but he does not answer,
because of the pride of evil men.
13 Surely God does not hear an empty cry,
nor does the Almighty regard it.
14 How much less when you say that you (H)do not see him,
that the case is before him, and you are (I)waiting for him!
15 And now, because (J)his anger does not punish,
and he does not take much note of transgression,[b]
16 Job opens his mouth in empty talk;
he (K)multiplies words (L)without knowledge.”
Job 35:9-16
Common English Bible
9 People cry out because of heavy oppression;
shout under the power of the mighty.
10 But no one says, “Where is God my maker;
who gives songs in the night;
11 who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth,
makes us wiser than the birds in the sky?”
12 Then they cry out; but he doesn’t answer,
because of the pride of the wicked.
13 God certainly doesn’t respond to a deceitful cry;
the Almighty doesn’t pay attention to it.
14 Although you say that you don’t see him,
the case is before him;
so wait anxiously for him.
15 Even though his anger is now held back,
a person doesn’t know it’s only delayed.[a]
16 So Job mouths emptiness;
he piles up ignorant words.
Footnotes
- Job 35:15 Heb uncertain
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