New Living Translation
Job 35:12
12And when they cry out, God does not answer because of their pride.
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
10Yet they don’t ask, ‘Where is God my Creator, the one who gives songs in the night? 11Where is the one who makes us smarter than the animals and wiser than the birds of the sky?’ And when they cry out, God does not answer because of their pride. 13But it is wrong to say God doesn’t listen, to say the Almighty isn’t concerned. 14You say you can’t see him, but he will bring justice if you will only wait.
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שָׁ֣ם יִ֭צְעֲקוּ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲנֶ֑ה מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י גְּא֣וֹן רָעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 35:12
- Psalms 18:41They called for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.
- Proverbs 1:28“When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
- John 9:31We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will.
- Psalms 73:6They wear pride like a jeweled necklace and clothe themselves with cruelty.
- Psalms 123:3Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt.
- Isaiah 14:14I will climb to the highest heavens and 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
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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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