Job 9:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

If I had sent for him to be present, and he had come, I would have no faith that he would give ear to my voice.

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  • Exod 6:9 : 9 And Moses said these words to the children of Israel, but they gave no attention to him, because of the grief of their spirit and the cruel weight of their work.
  • Judg 6:13 : 13 Then Gideon said to him, O my lord, if the Lord is with us why has all this come on us? And where are all his works of power, of which our fathers have given us word, saying, Did not the Lord take us out of Egypt? But now he has given us up, handing us over to the power of Midian.
  • Job 29:24 : 24 I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.
  • Ps 18:6 : 6 In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came before him, even into his ears.
  • Ps 66:18-20 : 18 I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me: 19 But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer. 20 Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.
  • Ps 116:1-2 : 1 I have given my love to the Lord, because he has given ear to the voice of my cry and my prayer. 2 He has let my request come before him, and I will make my prayer to him all my days.
  • Ps 126:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up.> When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream.
  • Luke 24:41 : 41 And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here?
  • Acts 12:14-16 : 14 And hearing the voice of Peter, in her joy she went running, without opening the door, to say that Peter was outside. 15 And they said to her, You are off your head. But still she said, with decision, that it was so. And they said, It is his angel. 16 But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.

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    14How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him?

    15Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.

  • Job 13:22
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    22Then at the sound of your voice I will give answer; or let me put forward my cause for you to give me an answer.

  • Job 19:16
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    16At my cry my servant gives me no answer, and I have to make a prayer to him.

  • Job 9:17-19
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    17For I would be crushed by his storm, my wounds would be increased without cause.

    18He would not let me take my breath, but I would be full of bitter grief.

    19If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?

  • Job 19:7
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    7Truly, I make an outcry against the violent man, but there is no answer: I give a cry for help, but no one takes up my cause.

  • Job 30:20
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    20You give no answer to my cry, and take no note of my prayer.

  • Job 9:32
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    32For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.

  • Job 14:15
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    15At the sound of your voice I would give an answer, and you would have a desire for the work of your hands.

  • Job 31:35
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    35If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!

  • Ps 17:6
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    6My cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God: let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.

  • Job 9:35
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    35Then I would say what is in my mind without fear of him; for there is no cause of fear in myself.

  • Job 6:9-10
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    9If only he would be pleased to put an end to me; and would let loose his hand, so that I might be cut off!

    10So I would still have comfort, and I would have joy in the pains of death, for I have not been false to the words of the Holy One.

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    5I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me.

    6Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.

    7There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

    8See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;

  • Job 27:9
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    15Truly, he will put an end to me; I have no hope; but I will not give way in argument before him;

  • Job 32:14
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    14I will not put forward words like these, or make use of your sayings in answer to him.

  • Prov 1:28
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    28Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:

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    3If a man was desiring to go to law with him, he would not be able to give him an answer to one out of a thousand questions.

  • Ps 66:18-19
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    18I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:

    19But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

  • Job 13:19
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    19Is any one able to take up the argument against me? If so, I would keep quiet and give up my breath.

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    8Even when I send up a cry for help, he keeps my prayer shut out.

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    41They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.

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    11See, he goes past me and I see him not: he goes on before, but I have no knowledge of him.

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    1And Job made answer and said,

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    9Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and the evil word;

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    13But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it;

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    29You will not let me be clear of sin! why then do I take trouble for nothing?

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    24Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;

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    14So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.

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    22And as for me, I said in my fear, I am cut off from before your eyes; but you gave ear to the voice of my prayer, when my cry went up to you.

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    5If you make yourselves great against me, using my punishment as an argument against me,

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