Job 30:20

20 “I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer; I stand up, but you merely look at me.

Job 30:20 in Other Translations

KJV
20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
ESV
20 I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; I stand, and you only look at me.
NLT
20 “I cry to you, O God, but you don’t answer. I stand before you, but you don’t even look.
MSG
20 "I shout for help, God, and get nothing, no answer! I stand to face you in protest, and you give me a blank stare!
CSB
20 I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me; when I stand up, You [merely] look at me.

Job 30:20 In-Context

18 In his great power God becomes like clothing to me ; he binds me like the neck of my garment.
19 He throws me into the mud, and I am reduced to dust and ashes.
20 “I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer; I stand up, but you merely look at me.
21 You turn on me ruthlessly; with the might of your hand you attack me.
22 You snatch me up and drive me before the wind; you toss me about in the storm.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S 1 Kings 8:52; Psalms 34:17; Proverbs 2:3; Micah 4:9
  • 2. S Job 19:7; Lamentations 3:8
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