There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Parallel translations
- WEB There they cry, but no one gives answer, because of the pride of evil men.
- BSB There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
- NKJV There they cry out, but He does not answer, Because of the pride of evil men.
- NASB “There they cry out, but He does not answer Because of the pride of evil people.
- NLT And when they cry out, God does not answer because of their pride.
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Quick answer
They cry out but receive no answer because of the pride of evil men. Unrepentant pride hinders the cry from being heard.
Overview
Elihu explains that some cries go unanswered because they rise from proud and evil hearts rather than humble seeking of God. This is not that God cannot hear, but that empty, arrogant cries do not seek Him rightly. Scripture affirms that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6), a humility the gospel produces in those who come to Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Prov 1:28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
- John 9:31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
- Ps 123:3–4Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
- Isa 14:14–17I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
- Ps 18:41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
- Ps 73:6–8Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
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