Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionBehold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GSee — I cry out, 'Violence!' and receive no answer; I shout for help, but there is no justice.
F.O.G.M
F.O.G MessageLook — I cry out, 'Violence!' but no answer comes; I call for help, but justice has gone silent.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThough I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.
Footnotes
The single word *ḥāmās* (violence/injustice) is Job's formal courtroom cry — the same word Habakkuk flings at YHWH when he cries about unpunished wickedness (Hab. 1:2). It is a legal appeal for remedy against a grave wrong. *Mišpāṭ* (justice/judgment/legal verdict) is the vindication Job cannot obtain. FOG 'there is no justice' stays with the courtroom register; FOG Message's 'justice has gone silent' adds the pathos of divine absence — the judge has left the bench.
