Job 35:13
Howbeit, vanity, will GOD not hear, Yea, the Almighty, will not regard it.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
In Context
12There, [men] make outcry, and he answereth not, because of the arrogance of evil-doers.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what shall be the hope of the impious, though he graspeth with greed, when GOD shall draw forth his soul?
Psalms 66:18If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of lawless men, is an abomination to Yahweh, but, the prayer of the upright, is his delight.
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ear from hearing instruction, even his prayer, is an abomination.
Isaiah 1:15Even when ye spread forth your open palms, I hide mine eyes from you; Yea, though ye multiply prayers, I am not hearkening,—Your hands, with deeds of blood, are filled.
Hosea 7:14Neither made they outcry unto me, in their heart, although they kept on howling upon their beds, over corn and new wine, they gathered themselves together, they rebelled 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 →