⁴¹ They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.

²⁸ Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

⁹ His cry doth God hear, When distress cometh on him?

²⁵ from the time the master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and ye may begin without to stand, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I have not known you whence ye are,

¹³ And it cometh to pass, as He called, And they have not hearkened, So do they call, and I do not hearken, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

⁴ Then do they cry unto Jehovah, And He doth not answer them, And hideth His face from them at that time, As they have made evil their doings.

¹⁴ And have not cried unto Me with their heart, but howl on their beds, For corn and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn aside against Me.

¹⁸ And I also deal in fury, Mine eye doth not pity, nor do I spare, and they have cried in Mine ears -- a loud voice -- and I do not hear them.'

¹² When they fast, I hearken not unto their cry, And when they cause to ascend burnt-offering and present, I accept them not, For by sword, and by famine, And by pestilence, I am consuming them.

¹¹ Therefore thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am bringing in unto them evil, That they are not able to go out from, And they have cried unto Me, And I do not hearken unto them.

¹ Lo, the hand of Jehovah Hath not been shortened from saving, Nor heavy his ear from hearing.

² But your iniquities have been separating Between you and your God, And your sins have hidden The Presence from you -- from hearing.

¹⁵ And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.

²² Understand this, I pray you, Ye who are forgetting God, Lest I tear, and there is no deliverer.

¹² There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.

¹³ Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.

⁴² They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.

⁴³ And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small -- I spread them out!