Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.
The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”

New American Standard Bible

They have said, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”

King James Version

Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

International Standard Version

They say, "The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice."

A Conservative Version

And they say, LORD will not see, nor will the God of Jacob consider.

American Standard Version

And they say, Jehovah will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob consider.

Amplified


Yet they say, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob (Israel) notice it.”

Bible in Basic English

And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not give thought to it.

Darby Translation

And say, Jah will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard it.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will say Jah will not see, and the God of Jacob will not understand.

King James 2000

Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

while they say, "Yah does not see," and "The God of Jacob does not pay attention."

Modern King James verseion

Yet they say, Jehovah shall not see, nor shall the God of Jacob observe it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And yet they say, "Tush, the LORD seeth not, the God of Jacob regardeth it not."

NET Bible

Then they say, "The Lord does not see this; the God of Jacob does not take notice of it."

New Heart English Bible

They say, "The LORD will not see, neither will Jacob's God consider."

The Emphasized Bible

Yet have they said - Yah, doth not see, The God of Jacob, doth not understand.

Webster

Yet they say, The LORD will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard it.

World English Bible

They say, "Yah will not see, neither will Jacob's God consider."

Youngs Literal Translation

And they say, 'Jehovah doth not see, And the God of Jacob doth not consider.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The Lord
יהּ 
Yahh 
Usage: 49

shall not see
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

of Jacob
יעקב 
Ya`aqob 
Usage: 349

References

Fausets

Context Readings

A Prayer For Retribution Against Oppressors

6 They kill the widow and the foreigner
and murder the fatherless.
7 They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.
The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”
8 Pay attention, you stupid people!
Fools, when will you be wise?


Cross References

Job 22:12-13

Isn’t God as high as the heavens?
And look at the highest stars—how lofty they are!

Psalm 10:11-13

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He hides His face and will never see.”

Psalm 59:7

Look, they spew from their mouths—
sharp words from their lips.
“For who,” they say, “will hear?”

Isaiah 29:15

Woe to those who go to great lengths
to hide their plans from the Lord.
They do their works in darkness,
and say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”

Ezekiel 8:12

Then He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has abandoned the land.’”

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me: “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity. For they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land; He does not see.’

Zephaniah 1:12

And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish the men who settle down comfortably,
who say to themselves:
The Lord will not do good or evil.

Luke 18:3-4

And a widow in that town kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

Jump To Previous

Jump To Next

Word Concordance

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain