Job 35:13
Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
In Context
12There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Psalms 66:18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 28:9Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
Hosea 7:14They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away 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 →