Let the judge decide my enemy did wrong\par and that he is guilty.\par Let everything my enemy says\par only make things worse for him.\par
Job 27:9 - Easy To Read Version That evil person will have troubles,\par and he will cry to God for help.\par But God won’t listen to him!\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Will God hear his cry When trouble cometh upon him? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him? American Standard Version (1901) Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him? Common English Bible Will God hear their cries when distress comes to them; Catholic Public Domain Version Will God pay attention to his cry, when anguish overcomes him? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Will God hear his cry, when distress shall come upon him? |
Let the judge decide my enemy did wrong\par and that he is guilty.\par Let everything my enemy says\par only make things worse for him.\par
My enemies called for help,\par but there was no one to save them.\par They even called to the Lord,\par but he did not answer them.\par
I beat my enemies to pieces.\par They were like dust\par blowing in the wind.\par I crushed them into small pieces.\par
Great trouble will come to you like a bad storm. Problems will hit you like a strong wind. Your troubles and sadness will be a very great burden on you.
“When all these things happen, you will ask for my help. But I will not help you. You will look for me, but you will not find me.
If a person refuses to listen to \{God’s\} teachings, then \{God\} will refuse to hear his prayers.
“You people will raise your arms to pray to me—but I will refuse to look at you. You people will say more and more prayers—but I will refuse to listen to you. Why? Because your hands are covered with blood.
So the Lord says: “I will soon make something terrible happen to the people of Judah. They will not be able to escape! They will be sorry. And they will cry to me for help. But I will not listen to them.
The people of Judah might begin to fast {\cf2\super [122]} \{and pray to me\}. But I will not listen to their prayers. Even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept those people. I will destroy the people of Judah with war. I will take away their food, and the people of Judah will starve. And I will destroy them with terrible diseases.”
They never call to me from their hearts.\par Yes, they cry on their beds.\par And they cut themselves\par when they ask for grain and\par new wine.\par But \{in their hearts,\} they have turned away\par from me.\par
So, you might pray to the Lord,\par but he will not answer you.\par No, the Lord will hide his face from you.\par Why? Because you do evil things!”\par
So the Lord All-Powerful said,\par “I called to them,\par and they did not answer.\par So now, if they call to me,\par I will not answer.\par
If a man locks the door of his house, then you can stand outside and knock on the door, but he won’t open it. You can say, ‘Sir, open the door for us!’ But the man will answer, ‘I don’t know you! Where did you come from?’
We all know that God does not listen to sinners. But God will listen to a person that worships and obeys him.
Then you came back and cried to the Lord for help. But the Lord refused to listen to you.
Or when you ask, you don’t receive. Why? Because the reason you ask is wrong. You only want things so that you can use those things for your own pleasures.