New English Translation
Job 35:14
14How much less, then, when you say that you do not perceive him, that the case is before him and you are waiting for him!
Job 35:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
- New International Version (NIV)How much less, then, will he listen when you say that you do not see him, that your case is before him and you must wait for him,
- English Standard Version (ESV)How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Although you say you do not see Him, Yet justice is before Him, and you must wait for Him.
Context of Job 35:14
12Then they cry out – but he does not answer – because of the arrogance of the wicked. 13Surely it is an empty cry – God does not hear it; the Almighty does not take notice of it. How much less, then, when you say that you do not perceive him, that the case is before him and you are waiting for him! 15And further, when you say that his anger does not punish, and that he does not know transgression! 16So Job opens his mouth to no purpose; without knowledge he multiplies words.”
Read all of Job 35Job 35:14 word by word
אַ֣ף כִּֽי־תֹ֭אמַר לֹ֣א תְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ דִּ֥ין לְ֝פָנָ֗יו וּתְח֥וֹלֵֽל לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 35:14
- Job 9:11If he passes by me, I cannot see him, if he goes by, I cannot perceive him.
- Job 23:3O that I knew where I might find him, that I could come to his place of residence!
- Job 9:19If it is a matter of strength, most certainly he is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, he will say, ‘Who will summon me?’
- Job 19:7“If I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I receive no answer; I cry for help, but there is no justice.
- Psalms 77:5I thought about the days of old, about ancient times.
- Psalms 97:2Dark clouds surround him; equity and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- Isaiah 30:18For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
- Isaiah 54:17No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the Lord will do for his servants – I will vindicate them,” says the Lord.
- Micah 7:7But I will keep watching for the Lord; I will wait for the God who delivers me. My God will hear my lament.
- Psalms 27:12Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.
- Psalms 37:5Commit your future to the Lord! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
- Psalms 62:5Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys his servant? Whoever walks in deep darkness, without light, should trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
- Romans 8:33Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
Commentaries on Job 35:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Thou sayest thou shalt not see Him - Several MSS. have "Thou shalt not see me," and the Septuagint, and one other, "Thou shalt not see us," but without the points, תשורנו , the original may be read see Him or see Us, the third person singular, or the first person plural. Yet judgment is before him - Rest assured that God has not forgotten either to punish or to save; therefore trust in him; choose to be a monument of his mercy, rather than of his justice.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him - This is addressed to Job, and is designed to entreat him to trust in God. Elihu seems to refer to some remark that Job had made, like that in Job 23:8, where he said that he could not come near him, nor bring his cause before him. If he went to the east, the west, thc north, or the south, he could not see him, and could get no opportunity of bringing his cause before him: see the notes at that place. Elihu…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-16Verses 14-16 As in prosperity we are ready to think our mountain will never be brought low; so when in adversity, we are ready to think our valley will never be filled up. But to conclude that to-morrow must be as this day, is as absurd as to think that the weather, when either fair or foul, will be always so. When Job looked up to God, he had no reason to speak despairingly. There is a day of judgment, when all that seems amiss will be found to be right…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him--(as a temporal deliverer; for he did look for a Redeemer after death, Job 19:25-27; which passage cannot consistently with Elihu's assertion here be interpreted of "seeing" a temporal "redeemer"), Job 7:7; 9:11; 23:3, 8, 9; yet, judgment ... ; therefore trust ... But the Hebrew favors Maurer, "How much less (will God ... regard, Job 35:13), since thou sayest, that He does not regard thee." So in Job 4:19…Read the comment
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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
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