Job 35:12

Job 35:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
• New International Version (NIV)He does not answer when people cry out because of the arrogance of the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There they cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There they cry out, but He does not answer, Because of the pride of evil men.

Context of Job 35:12

10But no one asks, ‘Where is God, my Creator, who inspires songs in the night, 11who teaches us more than he teaches the animals of the earth, who makes us wiser than the birds in the sky?’ Then they cry out, but he doesn’t answer them because of the arrogance of ⌞those⌟ evil people. 13“Surely, God doesn’t listen to idle complaints. The Almighty doesn’t even pay attention to them. 14Although you say that you pay attention to him, your case is in front of him, but you’ll have to wait for him.

Job 35:12 word by word

שָׁ֣ם יִ֭צְעֲקוּ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲנֶ֑ה מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י גְּא֣וֹן רָעִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• There they cryצָעַקtsâ‛aq · to cryH6817
• but none giveth answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of the prideגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• of evil menרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451

Cross-references for Job 35:12

• Psalms 18:41They cried out for help, but there was no one to save them. They cried out to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
• Proverbs 1:28“They will call to me at that time, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me,
• John 9:31We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners. Instead, he listens to people who are devout and who do what he wants.
• Psalms 73:6That is why they wear arrogance like a necklace and acts of violence like clothing.
• Psalms 123:3Have pity on us, O Lord. Have pity on us because we have suffered more than our share of contempt.
• Isaiah 14:14I’ll go above the top of the clouds. I’ll be like the Most High.”

Commentaries on Job 35:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12There they cry - They bewail their calamities, but sorrow not for the cause of them; they cry against their oppressors, but they call not upon God. Because of the pride of evil men - Or מפני mippeney, from the face, presence, or influence, of the pride of wicked men. They cry for deliverance from the pride of wicked men; but they are not heard, because they cry not to God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12There they cry - They cry out in the language of complaint, but not for mercy. Because of the pride of evil men - That is, of their own pride. The pride of men so rebellious, and so disposed to complain of God, is the reason why they do not appeal to him to sustain them and give them relief. This is still as true as it was in the time of Elihu. The pride of the heart, even in affliction, is the true reason with multitudes why they do not appeal to God…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Job complained that God did not regard the cries of the oppressed against their oppressors. This he knew not how to reconcile the justice of God and his government. Elihu solves the difficulty. Men do not notice the mercies they enjoy in and under their afflictions, nor are thankful for them, therefore they cannot expect that God should deliver them out of affliction. He gives songs in the night; when our condition is dark and melancholy…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1310-13. But the reason is that the innocent sufferers often do not humbly seek God for succor; so to their "pride" is to be laid the blame of their ruin; also because (Job 35:13-16) they, as Job, instead of waiting God's time in pious trust, are prone to despair of His justice, when it is not immediately visible (Job 33:19-26). If the sufferer would apply to God with a humbled, penitent spirit, He would hear. Where, &c.--(Jr 2:6, 8; Is 51:13). songs--of…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 35:12

• Religion
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Advantage
• Elihu
• Heaven

Commentaries on Job 35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary