Job 35:9-10, Psa 78:34-37, Isa 29:13, Jer 3:10, Zec 7:5 | ESV | STEP | Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out ; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty .

q[See ver. 3 above]

Job 35:9-10

9 “Because of the multitude of ^aoppressions people ^bcry out;
they call for help because of the arm of ^cthe mighty. ^{▼▼Or the many}
10 But none says, ‘Where is God my ^eMaker,
who gives ^fsongs in the night,

Psalms 78:34-37

34 When he killed them, they ^gsought him;
they repented and sought God earnestly.
35 They remembered that God was their ^hrock,
the Most High God their ⁱredeemer.
36 But they ^jflattered him with their mouths;
they ^klied to him with their tongues.
37 Their ^lheart was not ^msteadfast toward him;
they were not faithful to his covenant.

Isaiah 29:13

13 And the Lord said:
“Because ⁿthis people ^odraw near with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,

Jeremiah 3:10

10 Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me ^pwith her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the Lord.”

Zechariah 7:5

5 “Say to all the people of the land and the priests, 'When you fasted and mourned in ^qthe fifth month and in ^rthe seventh, for these ^sseventy years, ^twas it ^ufor me that you fasted?