How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
Parallel translations
- WEB How much less when you say you don’t see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!
- KJV Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
- NKJV Although you say you do not see Him, Yet justice is before Him, and you must wait for Him.
- NASB “How much less when you say you do not look at Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
- NLT You say you can’t see him, but he will bring justice if you will only wait.
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Quick answer
Elihu says it is even less likely God will respond when Job claims he cannot see Him, yet urges Job to lay his cause before God and wait. Patient trust is required.
Overview
Elihu addresses Job's complaint that he cannot perceive God, arguing this makes Job's case harder, yet he counsels that the cause is before God and Job must wait on Him. The exhortation to bring one's case to God and wait patiently is a recurring biblical posture (Ps. 27:14; 37:7). It anticipates the assurance that those who wait on the Lord in Christ are never put to shame.
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Cross-references · 16
- Job 9:11Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
- Isa 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
- Isa 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- Job 19:7Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.
- Job 23:8–10If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
- Job 23:3If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
- Job 9:19If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
- Mic 7:7–9But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Ps 27:12–14Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
- Ps 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
- Ps 37:5–6Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
- Ps 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- Ps 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
- Ps 77:5–10I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.
- Isa 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
- Rom 8:33–34Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
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