And they shall pass through it, hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass that when they shall be hungry, that they shall be enraged and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

Will the Mighty God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?

They cried out for help, but there was no one to deliver; even to Jehovah, but He did not answer them.

but you have ignored all my counsel, and have not desired my reproof:

when your terror comes like a storm; and your devastation arrives like a tempest, when distress and anguish come upon you.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

And when you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

Then they shall cry out to Jehovah, but He will not answer them. He will even hide His face from them at that time, because they have done evil in their doings.

When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and He will answer and say to you, I do not know you, where you are from,