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I protest, but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered; I call for help, but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but <i>there is</i> no judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“If I cry out concerning wrong, I am not heard. If I cry aloud, <i>there is</i> no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, I cry, ‘Violence!’ but I get no answer; I shout for help, but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, I cry, &#8216Violence!&#8217 but I get no answer; I shout for help, but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, I cry, ‘Violence!’ but I get no answer; I shout for help, but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Behold, I cry, ‘Violence!’ but I get no answer; I shout for help, but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not heard; I shout for help, but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I cry out, “Violence! ” but get no response; I call for help, but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I cry out: &#8220Violence!&#8221 but get no response; I call for help, but there is no justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Though I pray to be rescued from this torment, no whisper of justice answers me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Indeed, I cry, 'Help! I'm being attacked!' but I get no response. I call for help, but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I protest his violence, but no one is listening; no one hears my cry for justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Although I cried out 'Violence!' I received no answer; I cried for help, but there was no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though I cry out, ?Violence!? I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"If I cry out, 'Violence!' I receive no answer; I cry for help, but there is no justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Look, I cry out 'Injustice.' but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I cry out—violence, and am not answered, I cry aloud, and there is no judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, I cry out -- violence, and am not answered, I cry aloud, and there is no judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I shall cry violence, and shall I not be answered: I shall cry for help, and no judgment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold I cry suffering violence, and no one will hear: I shall cry aloud, and there is none to judge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, I will cry out, enduring violence, and no one will hear. I will announce loudly, but there is no one who may judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If I cry out “Violence!” I am not answered. I shout for help, but there is no justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Even when I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I am not answered; I call aloud, but there is no justice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If I howl, no one answers me; and if I complain, there is no one to avenge me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if I wail, no man answers me, and if I shall make an appeal, there is none who redeems me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, I cry out: 'Violence!' but I am not heard; I cry aloud, but there is no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I laugh at reproach; I will not speak: <i>or</i> I will cry out, but <i>there is</i> nowhere judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/19-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2853" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/19.htm">Job: My Redeemer Lives</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hên (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">Though</a> <a href="/hebrew/6817.htm" title="6817: ’eṣ·‘aq (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; to proclaim.">I cry out,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2555.htm" title="2555: ḥā·mās (N-ms) -- Violence, wrong. From chamac; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. Unjust gain.">‘Violence!’</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I get no</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ’ê·‘ā·neh (V-Nifal-Imperf-1cs) -- To answer, respond.">response;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7768.htm" title="7768: ’ă·šaw·wa‘ (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To cry out (for help). A primitive root; properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo.">though I call for help,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">justice.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? / I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Habakkuk 1:2-4</a></span><br />How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save? / Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. / Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-8.htm">Lamentations 3:8-9</a></span><br />Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer. / He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Isaiah 59:9-11</a></span><br />Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom. / Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead. / We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Jeremiah 20:8</a></span><br />For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Psalm 69:3-4</a></span><br />I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. / Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-1.htm">Psalm 142:1-2</a></span><br />A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy. / I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-7.htm">Micah 7:7</a></span><br />But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Psalm 13:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? / How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-13.htm">Psalm 88:13-14</a></span><br />But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You. / Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a></span><br />About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7-8</a></span><br />Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them? / I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a></span><br />And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-8.htm">2 Corinthians 12:8-9</a></span><br />Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. / But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22-23</a></span><br />We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. / Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.</p><p class="hdg">I cry</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-3.htm">Job 10:3,15-17</a></b></br> <i>Is it</i> good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-17.htm">Job 16:17-19</a></b></br> Not for <i>any</i> injustice in mine hands: also my prayer <i>is</i> pure… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-27.htm">Job 21:27</a></b></br> Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices <i>which</i> ye wrongfully imagine against me.</p><p class="hdg">wrong.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32</a></b></br> For <i>he is</i> not a man, as I <i>am, that</i> I should answer him, <i>and</i> we should come together in judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15-23</a></b></br> Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-21.htm">Job 16:21</a></b></br> O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man <i>pleadeth</i> for his neighbour!</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/2-12.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/job/17-14.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/job/16-2.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/job/12-25.htm">Help</a> <a href="/genesis/31-6.htm">I've</a> <a href="/job/14-3.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-9.htm">Response</a> <a href="/job/3-18.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/job/16-17.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/job/16-17.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/job/19-6.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/job/19-6.htm">Wronged</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/job/19-16.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/job/20-3.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Help</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-20.htm">I've</a> <a href="/job/19-29.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/27-2.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/job/21-4.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-19.htm">Response</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/job/30-18.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/job/21-27.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/job/21-27.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Wronged</a><div class="vheading2">Job 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-1.htm">Job, complaining of his friends' cruelty, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-6.htm">shows there is misery enough in him to feed their cruelty</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-21.htm">He craves pity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-23.htm">He believes the resurrection</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’</b><br>Job is expressing his deep anguish and sense of injustice. In the context of the ancient Near East, crying out against violence was a plea for intervention, often directed towards God or a community leader. This reflects Job's belief that he is suffering unjustly, a theme that runs throughout the book. The term "violence" here can be seen as a metaphor for the intense suffering and loss Job has experienced, which he perceives as an assault on his life and integrity.<p><b>I get no response;</b><br>Job's lament highlights the silence of God in the face of his suffering. This silence is a central theme in the book of Job, where Job feels abandoned and unheard. Theologically, this can be seen as a test of faith, where Job's righteousness is proven not by immediate divine intervention but by his perseverance. This silence also foreshadows the eventual response of God, which comes later in the narrative, emphasizing that divine timing and understanding are beyond human comprehension.<p><b>though I call for help,</b><br>The act of calling for help indicates Job's continued faith and hope that God will eventually hear and respond. In the cultural context, calling for help was a common practice in times of distress, often involving prayer or supplication. This reflects Job's unwavering belief in God's ultimate justice, despite his current experience of divine silence.<p><b>there is no justice.</b><br>Job's assertion of the absence of justice underscores his struggle with the apparent disconnect between his understanding of a just God and his own unjust suffering. This phrase connects to the broader biblical theme of divine justice, which is explored in various scriptures, such as the Psalms and the Prophets, where the righteous often question why the wicked prosper. Job's experience can be seen as a type of Christ, who also suffered unjustly and cried out to God, yet ultimately trusted in God's righteous plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering. In this verse, Job is expressing his frustration and sense of injustice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, God is the ultimate judge and the one to whom Job is crying out for justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/friends_of_job.htm">Friends of Job</a></b><br>While not directly referenced in this verse, Job's friends play a significant role in the surrounding chapters, often misunderstanding Job's plight and offering misguided counsel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, a place of prosperity that becomes a setting for Job's trials and dialogues.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_injustice.htm">Suffering and Injustice</a></b><br>The events surrounding Job's life, including his loss of wealth, health, and family, which lead him to cry out for justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_unanswered_cries.htm">The Reality of Unanswered Cries</a></b><br>Job's experience reminds us that even the righteous may feel unheard in their suffering. This can be a test of faith and patience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_struggle_for_justice.htm">The Struggle for Justice</a></b><br>Job's cry for justice reflects a universal human experience. Believers are called to trust in God's ultimate justice, even when it seems delayed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_midst_of_silence.htm">Faith in the Midst of Silence</a></b><br>Job's persistence in crying out to God, despite the silence, teaches us the importance of maintaining faith and communication with God during trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_and_support.htm">Empathy and Support</a></b><br>Job's friends failed to provide the support he needed. This challenges us to be empathetic and supportive to those who are suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the apparent absence of justice, believers are encouraged to hope in God's sovereign plan and timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_during_job's_suffering.htm">Why does an all-powerful God remain silent throughout Job’s suffering, as implied in Job 19:7–10, and allow such extreme torment? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_justice_shown_in_job_19.htm">How do we reconcile the justice of God in Job 19 with the apparently unjust and arbitrary suffering Job endures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ask_job_to_discredit_him.htm">Job 40:8: Why would an all-knowing God demand Job to 'discredit' His justice, and is this consistent with the broader biblical portrayal of divine fairness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_in_job_24_12.htm">In Job 24:12, why does it seem like God remains silent in the face of rampant oppression, clashing with other biblical passages where God intervenes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Behold I cry out of wrong.</span>--The description he now gives of himself as persecuted and forsaken by God is necessary to enhance the value of the confession he is about to make. Severely has God dealt with him, but that severity of dealing has only drawn him nearer to God and made him trust the more. He groups together a rich variety of figures to express his desolate condition. He is suffering assault, and can get no protection or redress; he is imprisoned on every side, his hope is torn up like the tree of which he had before spoken (<a href="/job/14-7.htm" title="For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.">Job 14:7</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, I cry out of wrong</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "I cry out that I am wronged." I complain that sufferings are inflicted on me that I have not deserved. This has been Job's complaint from the first (<a href="/job/3-26.htm">Job 3:26</a>; <a href="/job/6-29.htm">Job 6:29</a>; <a href="/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17, 22</a>; <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Job 10:3</a>, etc.). But I am not heard; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "I am not listened to - my cry is not answered." I cry aloud, but there is no judgment; or, no <span class="accented">decision-</span> "no sentence." All Job's appeals to God have elicited no reply from him. He still keeps silence. Job appears from the first to have anticipated such a theophany as ultimately takes place (ch. 38-41.) and vindicates his character. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/19-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Though</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I cry out,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶצְעַ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(’eṣ·‘aq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6817.htm">Strong's 6817: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shriek, to proclaim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Violence!’</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֭מָס</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·mās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2555.htm">Strong's 2555: </a> </span><span class="str2">Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I get no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">response;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵעָנֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·‘ā·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">though I call for help,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֝שַׁוַּ֗ע</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šaw·wa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7768.htm">Strong's 7768: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be free, to halloo</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">justice.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּֽט׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/19-7.htm">Job 19:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/19-7.htm">Job 19:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/19-7.htm">Job 19:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/19-7.htm">Job 19:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/19-7.htm">Job 19:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/19-7.htm">Job 19:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/19-7.htm">Job 19:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/19-7.htm">Job 19:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/19-7.htm">Job 19:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/19-7.htm">Job 19:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/19-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 19:7 Behold I cry out of wrong (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/19-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 19:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 19:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/19-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 19:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 19:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>