Job 35:13
For God will not hear the vain supplication, Nor will the Almighty regard it;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
In Context
12There they cry aloud on account of the pride of the wicked; But he giveth no answer.
14Much less when thou sayest thou canst not see him: Justice is with him,—only wait thou for him!
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the wicked, when God cutteth off his web, And taketh away his life?
Psalms 66:18If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, The Lord would not have heard me:
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD; But the prayer of the righteous is his delight.
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer shall be an abomination.
Isaiah 1:15When ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; Yea, when ye multiply prayers, I will not hear: Your hands are full of blood!
Hosea 7:14They cry not to me from their heart, But howl upon their beds; For corn and wine they assemble themselves; They rebel against 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 →