Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Job 35:13

11 who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’

12 There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.

Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.

14 How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,

15 and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly!

Read the whole chapter

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
KJV
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
WEB
Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.
ASV
Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], Neither will the Almighty regard it.
DARBY
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
BLB
Surely God will not listen [to] vanity, and Shaddai will not regard it.
ÅB
Gud hører ikke på tomme ord; den Allmektige akter ikke på slikt.
OTB
Gud vil faktisk ikke lytte til et tomt rop;
Den Allmektige legger ikke merke til det.
B1930
Ja visselig, Gud hører ikke på tomme ord, den Allmektige akter ikke på slikt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Proverbs 15:29

    The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

    Read in context

  • James 4:3

    And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

    Read in context

  • Jeremiah 11:11

    Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.

    Read in context

  • Isaiah 1:15

    When 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.

    Read in context

  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

    Read in context

  • Hosea 7:14

    They 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.

    Read in context

  • Job 30:20

    I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.

    Read in context

  • Job 22:22–27

    Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.

    Read in context