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Job 34:29

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29But if God keeps quiet, who can blame him?

If he hides his face, who can see him?

God still rules over both nations and persons alike.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

When he is quiet, who can condemn?

When he hides his face, who can behold him,

whether it be a nation or a man?—

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But if he remains silent, who can condemn him?

If he hides his face, who can see him?

Yet he is over individual and nation alike,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But when God is silent, who can declare him guilty?

When he hides his face, who can see him?

Yet he watches over both individuals and nations,

NLTNew Living Translation

But if he chooses to remain quiet,

who can criticize him?

When he hides his face, no one can find him,

whether an individual or a nation.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

but he remains quiet, and who can condemn?

And he hides his face, and who can behold him?

Yet he is over a nation and over a person alike,

KJV 1900King James Version

When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble?

And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him?

Whether it be done against a nation,

Or against a man only: