Job 35:14

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.

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:

¹⁶ Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

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: 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,
KJV: Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
WEB: How much less when you say you don’t see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!
ASV: How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
DARBY: Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore wait for him.
BLB: Indeed, though you say [that] you do not see Him, justice [is] before His face, and you must wait for Him.

ÅB: Også når du sier at du ikke ser ham, så ser han nok din sak, og du må bie på ham.
OTB: Hvor mye mindre vil Han lytte når du hevder at du ikke ser Ham,
at din sak er for Ham, og du må vente på Ham.
B1930: Også når du sier at du ikke ser ham, så ser han nok din sak, og du må bie på ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Job 9:11
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
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Job 23:3
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
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Isaiah 30:18
And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
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Job 9:19
If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
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Psalms 62:5
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
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Psalms 27:12–14
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
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Psalms 62:8
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
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Isaiah 50:10
Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
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