Verse 13

Indeed, God does not listen to empty cries, and the Almighty does not regard them.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Gud hører ikke tomme ord; Den Allmektige bryr seg ikke om dem.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Sannelig, Gud vil ikke høre tomhet, Den Allmektige vil heller ikke gi akt på det.

• Norsk King James

  Sannelig, Gud vil ikke høre på tomme ord, og Den Allmektige vil ikke ta hensyn til det.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gud vil ikke lytte til tomme ord, og Den Allmektige vil ikke ta hensyn til det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Sannelig, Gud hører ikke tomme bønner, og Den Allmektige ser ikke på dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Sannelig, Gud vil ikke høre tomhet, heller ikke vil Den Allmektige bry seg om det.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Sannelig, Gud vil ikke høre på tomme ord, og den Allmektige vil ikke ta det til seg.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Sannelig, Gud vil ikke høre tomhet, heller ikke vil Den Allmektige bry seg om det.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Gud hører ikke på tomt prat, og Den Allmektige bryr seg ikke om det.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Sannelig, Gud hører ikke tom tale, den Allmektige ser den ikke.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Visseligen skal Gud ikke høre Forfængelighed, og den Almægtige skal ikke beskue det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Sannelig, Gud vil ikke høre tomhet, heller ikke vil Den Allmektige gi akt på det.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Surely God will not hear vanity, nor will the Almighty regard it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Sannelig, Gud vil ikke høre et tomt rop, den Allmektige vil heller ikke ta hensyn til det.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Sannelig, tomhet hører ikke Gud, og Den Mektige ser ikke det.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Sannelig vil ikke Gud høre et tomt rop, og Den Allmektige vil ikke gi akt på det.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For Gud vil ikke høre på det som er usant, eller universets hersker ta notis av det;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf a man call vpon God, doth not he heare him? Doth not the Almightie accepte his crie?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Surely God will not heare vanitie, neyther will the Almightie regard it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For God wyll not heare vanitie, neither wyll the almightie regarde it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Surely God will not hear an empty cry, Neither will the Almighty regard it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], Neither will the Almighty regard it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Surely it is an empty cry– God does not hear it; the Almighty does not take notice of it.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 15:29 : 29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
• Isa 1:15 : 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood.
• Jer 11:11 : 11 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: ‘I am bringing disaster upon them from which they cannot escape. Even though they will cry out to me, I will not listen to them.’
• Jas 4:3 : 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
• Prov 28:9 : 9 If anyone turns away his ear from listening to the law, even his prayer is detestable.
• Eccl 5:1-3 : 1 Do not be hasty with your mouth, and do not let your heart rush to speak anything before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore, let your words be few. 2 Dreams come from too much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by many words. 3 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you promise.
• Hos 7:14 : 14 They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail on their beds. They gather together for grain and new wine but turn away from me.
• Hos 8:2-3 : 2 They cry out to me, 'My God, we know you, O Israel!' 3 Israel has rejected what is good; an enemy will pursue him.
• Amos 5:22 : 22 Even if you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not regard your fattened peace offerings.
• Matt 6:7 : 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like the pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
• Matt 20:21-22 : 21 'What do you want?' he asked. She said to him, 'Declare that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.' 22 Jesus answered, 'You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?' They said to him, 'We are able.'
• Job 22:22-27 : 22 Accept instruction from His mouth and place His words in your heart. 23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice far from your tent, 24 and assign your gold to the dust, and the gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines, 25 then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver. 26 For then you will take delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God. 27 You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
• Job 27:8-9 : 8 For what hope has the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? 9 Will God listen to his cry when distress comes upon him?
• Job 30:20 : 20 I cry out to You, but You do not answer; I stand up, but You just look at me.
• Ps 102:17 : 17 For the LORD has rebuilt Zion and has appeared in his glory.
• Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.