Job 35:13
God will certainly not hear a foolish cry; 1 the Almighty will pay no attention to it. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 God gives no answer 1 because of the pride of evil men. 1
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of a godless man when God cuts him off, 1 when God takes away his life? 1
Psalms 66:18If I had seen sin within my heart, 1 the Lord would not have listened to me. 1
Proverbs 15:8Yahweh hates the sacrifices of wicked people, 1 but the prayer of upright people is his delight. 1
Proverbs 28:9If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, 1 even his prayer is detestable. 1
Isaiah 1:15So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; 1 even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen; 1 your hands are full of blood. 1
Hosea 7:14They have not cried to me with all their heart, 1 but they wail on their beds. 1 They gather together for grain and new wine, 1 and they turn away from me. + 7:14 Instead of They gather together , which the Hebrew text has, some ancient copies and many modern versions have They cut themselves , an allusion to the pagan custom of idol worshipers wounding themselves in the frenzy of prayer. 1
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 →