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Job 35:13

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.

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

15 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

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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.

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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)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 15:29

    The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

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  • James 4:3

    Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

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  • Jeremiah 11:11

    Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

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  • Isaiah 1:15

    And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

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  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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  • Hosea 7:14

    And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

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  • Job 30:20

    I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

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  • Job 22:22–27

    Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

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