Protestantism
English
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.12
- castest…: Heb. makest void
- prayer: or, speech
Yea, thou makest piety of none effect, and restrainest meditation before1 God.
- 15.4 El
Surely thou hast cast off feare, and restrainest prayer before God.
Yes, you cast off fear, and restrain prayer before God.
Truly, you make the fear of God without effect, so that the time of quiet worship before God is made less by your outcry.
But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
Thou dost also cast off fear and undermine prayer before God.
“⌞What is worse⌟,1 you yourself2 are doing away with fear, and you are lessening meditation ⌞before⌟3 God.
- Literally “Also,” or “Even”
- Emphatic personal pronoun
- Literally “to the faces of”
Yea, you do away with fear, and take away devotion before God.
Yea, you do away with fear, and take away prayer before God.
Behold, thou makest the fear of God a vain thing, And discouragest prayer before him.
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.12
- castest…: Heb. makest void.
- prayer: or, speech.
But, thou, wouldst take away reverence, and wouldst attain unto meditation before GOD.
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.12
- castest...: Heb. makest void
- prayer: or, speech
Catholicism
English
As much as is in thee, thou hast made void fear, and hast taken away prayers from before God.
to such an extent that, within yourself, you have expelled reverence and have taken away prayers from the presence of God.12
- 15:4The word ‘timorem’ is usually translated as fear or dread, but in this context it means ‘fear of God’ or ‘reverence.’(Conte)
- 15:4you have made void fear: That is, cast off the fear of offending God.(Challoner)