Job 35:13
Therefore, God does not hear in vain, and the Almighty will look into each and every case.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
In Context
12There they will cry, and he will not heed them, because of the arrogance of the wicked.
14And so, when you say, “He does not examine,” be judged before him, but wait for him.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what hope is there for the hypocrite, if he greedily plunders and God does not free his soul?
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifices of the impious are abominable to the Lord. The vows of the just are appeasing.
Proverbs 28:9Whoever turns away his ears from listening to the law: his prayer will be detestable.
Isaiah 1:15And so, when you extend your hands, I will avert my eyes from you. And when you multiply your prayers, I will not heed you. For your hands are full of blood.
Hosea 7:14And they have not cried out to me in their heart, but they howled on their beds. They have obsessed about wheat and wine; they have withdrawn from me.
Matthew Henry on Job 35:10-14
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. 10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; 11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? 12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men. 13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it. Elihu here returns an answer to another word that Job had said, which,… Read the whole commentary →