Job 30:20
I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.
BSB
ASV
I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me: I stand up, and thou gazest at me.
KJV
I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
I cry unto thee - I am persecuted by man, afflicted with sore disease, and apparently forsaken of God. I stand up - Or, as some translate, “I persevere, and thou lookest upon me.” Thou seest my desolate, afflicted state; but thine eye doth not affect thy heart. Thou leavest me unsupported to struggle with my adversities.
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Psalms 22:2I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
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Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
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Job 27:9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
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Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and…
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 covered with blood.
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.