Job 35:9-16
Job 35:9-16 King James Version (KJV)
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: They cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. But none saith, Where is God my maker, Who giveth songs in the night; Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men. Surely God will not hear vanity, Neither will the Almighty regard it. Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, Yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him. But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; Yet he knoweth it not in great extremity: Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; He multiplieth words without knowledge.
Job 35:9-16 New Living Translation (NLT)
“People cry out when they are oppressed. They groan beneath the power of the mighty. Yet they don’t ask, ‘Where is God my Creator, the one who gives songs in the night? Where is the one who makes us smarter than the animals and wiser than the birds of the sky?’ And when they cry out, God does not answer because of their pride. But it is wrong to say God doesn’t listen, to say the Almighty isn’t concerned. You say you can’t see him, but he will bring justice if you will only wait. You say he does not respond to sinners with anger and is not greatly concerned about wickedness. But you are talking nonsense, Job. You have spoken like a fool.”
Job 35:9-16 The Message (MSG)
“When times get bad, people cry out for help. They cry for relief from being kicked around, But never give God a thought when things go well, when God puts spontaneous songs in their hearts, When God sets out the entire creation as a science classroom, using birds and beasts to teach wisdom. People are arrogantly indifferent to God— until, of course, they’re in trouble, and then God is indifferent to them. There’s nothing behind such prayers except panic; the Almighty pays them no mind. So why would he notice you just because you say you’re tired of waiting to be heard, Or waiting for him to get good and angry and do something about the world’s problems? “Job, you talk sheer nonsense— nonstop nonsense!”
Job 35:9-16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty. But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night, Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’ There they cry out, but He does not answer Because of the pride of evil men. Surely God will not listen to an empty cry, Nor will the Almighty regard it. How much less when you say you do not behold Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him! And now, because He has not visited in His anger, Nor has He acknowledged transgression well, So Job opens his mouth emptily; He multiplies words without knowledge.”
Job 35:9-16 New Century Version (NCV)
“People cry out when they are in trouble; they beg for relief from powerful people. But no one asks, ‘Where is God, my Maker, who gives us songs in the night, who makes us smarter than the animals of the earth and wiser than the birds of the air?’ God does not answer evil people when they cry out, because the wicked are proud. God does not listen to their useless begging; the Almighty pays no attention to them. He will listen to you even less when you say that you do not see him, that your case is before him, that you must wait for him, that his anger never punishes, and that he doesn’t notice evil. So Job is only speaking nonsense, saying many words without knowing what is true.”
Job 35:9-16 American Standard Version (ASV)
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty. But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night, Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens? There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men. Surely God will not hear an empty cry, Neither will the Almighty regard it. How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him! But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance; Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.
Job 35:9-16 New International Version (NIV)
“People cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful. But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, who teaches us more than he teaches the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds in the sky?’ He does not answer when people cry out because of the arrogance of the wicked. Indeed, God does not listen to their empty plea; the Almighty pays no attention to it. How much less, then, will he listen when you say that you do not see him, that your case is before him and you must wait for him, and further, that his anger never punishes and he does not take the least notice of wickedness. So Job opens his mouth with empty talk; without knowledge he multiplies words.”
Job 35:9-16 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty. But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night, Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, And makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?’ There they cry out, but He does not answer, Because of the pride of evil men. Surely God will not listen to empty talk, Nor will the Almighty regard it. Although you say you do not see Him, Yet justice is before Him, and you must wait for Him. And now, because He has not punished in His anger, Nor taken much notice of folly, Therefore Job opens his mouth in vain; He multiplies words without knowledge.”
Job 35:9-16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
¶“Because of the multitudes of oppressions the people cry out; They cry for help because of the [violent] arm of the mighty. “But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs [of rejoicing] in the night, [Acts 16:25] Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’ “The people cry out, but He does not answer Because of the pride of evil men. “Surely God will not listen to an empty cry [which lacks trust], Nor will the Almighty regard it. “Even though you say that you do not see Him [when missing His righteous judgment on earth], Yet your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him! “And now, because He has not [quickly] punished in His anger, Nor has He acknowledged transgression and arrogance well [and seems unaware of the wrong of which a person is guilty], Job uselessly opens his mouth And multiplies words without knowledge [drawing the worthless conclusion that the righteous have no more advantage than the wicked].”
Job 35:9-16 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
“Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty. But none says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’ There they cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evil men. Surely God does not hear an empty cry, nor does the Almighty regard it. How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him! And now, because his anger does not punish, and he does not take much note of transgression, Job opens his mouth in empty talk; he multiplies words without knowledge.”