Behold, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered; I call aloud, but there is no justice.
Job 35:14 - Revised Standard Version CI How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, Yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition How much less when [missing His righteous judgment on earth] you say that you do not see Him, that your cause is before Him, and you are waiting for Him! American Standard Version (1901) How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him! Common English Bible Although you say that you don’t see him, the case is before him; so wait anxiously for him. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, when you say, "He does not examine," be judged before him, but wait for him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Yea when thou shalt say: He considereth not: be judged before him, and expect him. |
Behold, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered; I call aloud, but there is no justice.
Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!
Oh, that I had one to hear me! (Here is my signature! let the Almighty answer me!) Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary!
And now, because his anger does not punish, and he does not greatly heed transgression,
Lo, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
If it is a contest of strength, behold him! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?
Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Clouds and thick darkness are round about him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of his servant, who walks in darkness and has no light, yet trusts in the name of the Lord and relies upon his God?
no weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, says the Lord.”
I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.