Job 35:13
Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
In Context
12There they cry, but no one answers, because of the pride of evil men.
14How much less when you say you don’t see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!
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 cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 28:9He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
Hosea 7:14They haven’t cried to me with their heart, but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They 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 →