| NETBible | The one who turns away his ear 1 from hearing the law, even his prayer 2 is an abomination. 3 |
| NIV © |
If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayers are detestable. |
| NASB © |
He who turns away his ear from listening to the law, Even his prayer is an abomination. |
| NLT © |
The prayers of a person who ignores the law are despised. |
| MSG © |
God has no use for the prayers of the people who won't listen to him. |
| BBE © |
As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting. |
| NRSV © |
When one will not listen to the law, even one’s prayers are an abomination. |
| NKJV © |
One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination. |
| KJV | He that turneth away <05493> (8688) his ear <0241> from hearing <08085> (8800) the law <08451>_, even his prayer <08605> [shall be] abomination <08441>_. |
| NASB © |
He who turns <5493> away <5493> his ear <241> from listening <8085> to the law <8451> , Even <1571> his prayer <8605> is an abomination .<8441> |
| LXXM | (35:9) o <3588> T-NSM ekklinwn <1578> V-PAPNS to <3588> T-ASN ouv <3775> N-ASN autou <846> D-GSM tou <3588> T-GSN mh <3165> ADV eisakousai <1522> V-AAN nomou <3551> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ autov <846> D-NSM thn <3588> T-ASF proseuchn <4335> N-ASF autou <846> D-GSM ebdeluktai <948> V-RMI-3S |
| NET [draft] ITL | The one who turns away <05493> his ear <0241> from hearing <08085> the law <08451> , even <01571> his prayer <08605> is an abomination .<08441> |
| HEBREW | hbewt <08441> wtlpt <08605> Mg <01571> hrwt <08451> emsm <08085> wnza <0241> ryom (28:9) <05493> |
| NETBible | The one who turns away his ear 1 from hearing the law, even his prayer 2 is an abomination. 3 |
| NET Notes |
1 sn The expression “turn away the ear from hearing” uses a metonymy to mean that this individual will not listen – it indicates a deliberate refusal to follow the instruction of the law. 2 sn It is hard to imagine how someone who willfully refuses to obey the law of God would pray according to the will of God. Such a person is more apt to pray for some physical thing or make demands on God. (Of course a prayer of repentance would be an exception and would not be an abomination to the 3 sn C. H. Toy says, “If a man, on his part, is deaf to instruction, then God, on his part, is deaf to prayer” (Proverbs [ICC], 499). And W. McKane observes that one who fails to attend to God’s law is a wicked person, even if he is a man of prayer (Proverbs [OTL], 623). |