Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

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

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.

Holman Bible

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

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 The wicked kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans. 7 They say, "The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice." 8 Pay attention, you dull ones among the crowds! You fools! Will you ever become wise?


Cross References

Job 22:12-13

"Isn't God in heaven above? Consider how far away the stars are, and how lofty they are!

Psalm 10:11-13

The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

Psalm 59:7

Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying "Who will hear us?"

Isaiah 29:15

"How terrible it will be for you who go to great depths to hide your plans from the LORD, you whose deeds have been done in the dark, and who say, "Who can see us? Who has recognized us?'

Ezekiel 8:12

the Spirit asked me, "Do you see, Son of Man, what the elders of Israel's house are doing in secret, each in the chamber of his own carved idol? They keep saying, "God doesn't see us. The LORD has abandoned the land.'"

Ezekiel 9:9

"The house of Israel and Judah is guilty and theirs is a stubborn guilt, at that!" he replied to me. "The land is filled with blood, and the city overflows with injustice, because they keep saying, "The LORD has abandoned the land,' and "The LORD isn't watching.'

Zephaniah 1:12

And it will come about that I will search Jerusalem with candles, punishing the self-satisfied and complacent, who say to themselves, "The LORD will do neither good nor evil.'

Luke 18:3-4

In that city there was also a widow who kept coming to him and saying, "Grant me justice against my adversary.'

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