Parallel Verses
Amplified
“When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
When He hides His face [withdrawing His favor and help], who then can behold Him [and make supplication to Him],
Whether it be a nation or a man by himself?—
New American Standard Bible
And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him,
That is, in regard to both nation and man?—
King James Version
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
Holman Bible
When He hides His face, who can see Him?
Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,
International Standard Version
"If he remains silent, who will condemn him? If he conceals his face, who can see him? He watches over both nation and individual alike,
A Conservative Version
When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hides his face, who then can behold him? [It is] the same whether to a nation, or to a man,
American Standard Version
When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:
Darby Translation
When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth his face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;
Julia Smith Translation
And he will give quiet, and who shall disturb? and he will hide the face, and who shall look upon him? and against a nation and against man wholly:
King James 2000
When he gives quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hides his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
Lexham Expanded Bible
but he remains quiet, and who can condemn? And he hides [his] face, and who can behold him? Yet [he is] over a nation and over a person alike,
Modern King James verseion
And He gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who can behold Him? And it may be against a nation and a man together;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If he deliver and grant pardon, who will judge or condemn? But if he hide away his countenance, who will turn it about again, whether it be to the people or to any man?
NET Bible
But if God is quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, then who can see him? Yet he is over the individual and the nation alike,
New Heart English Bible
When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man,
The Emphasized Bible
When, he, giveth quiet, who then shall condemn? And, when he hideth his face, who then shall sing of him? whether unto a nation or unto mankind altogether,
Webster
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
World English Bible
When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man,
Youngs Literal Translation
And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, It is the same.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 34:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Asserts God's Justice
28
So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him,
And He heard the cry of the afflicted.
“When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
When He hides His face [withdrawing His favor and help], who then can behold Him [and make supplication to Him],
Whether it be a nation or a man by himself?—
So that godless men would not rule
Nor be snares for the people.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 26:3
“You will keep in
Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation].
2 Samuel 7:1
When King David lived in his house (palace) and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
2 Kings 18:9-12
Now in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh of Hoshea the son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser the king of Assyria went up against Samaria and besieged it.
2 Chronicles 36:14-17
Also, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful, following all the repulsive acts of the [pagan] nations; and they defiled the house of the Lord which He had sanctified in Jerusalem.
Job 12:14
“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
Job 23:8-9
“Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there;
I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him;
Job 23:13
“But He is unique and unchangeable, and who can turn Him?
And what His soul desires, that He does.
Job 29:1-3
And Job again took up his discussion and said,
Psalm 13:1
How long will You hide Your face from me?
Psalm 27:9
Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not abandon me nor
O God of my salvation!
Psalm 30:7
By Your favor and grace, O Lord, you have made my mountain stand strong;
You hid Your face, and I was horrified.
Psalm 143:7
Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down into the pit (grave).
Isaiah 14:3-8
And it will be in the day when the Lord gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and from the harsh service in which you have been enslaved,
Isaiah 32:17
And the effect of righteousness will be peace,
And the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever.
Jeremiah 27:8
“But any nation or kingdom that will not serve this same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation I will punish,” says the Lord, “with the sword, with famine and with pestilence (virulent disease), until I have destroyed it by Nebuchadnezzar’s hand.
John 14:27
Romans 8:31-34
What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?
Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours].