New Living Translation
Job 35:14
14You say you can’t see him, but he will bring justice if you will only wait.
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
12And 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. You say you can’t see him, but he will bring justice if you will only wait. 15You say he does not respond to sinners with anger and is not greatly concerned about wickedness. 16But you are talking nonsense, Job. You have spoken like a fool.”
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 9:11“Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him. When he moves by, I do not see him go.
- Job 23:3If only I knew where to find God, I would go to his court.
- Job 9:19If it’s a question of strength, he’s the strong one. If it’s a matter of justice, who dares to summon him to court?
- Job 19:7“I cry out, ‘Help!’ but no one answers me. I protest, but there is no justice.
- Psalms 77:5I think of the good old days, long since ended,
- Psalms 97:2Dark clouds surround him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- Isaiah 30:18So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.
- Isaiah 54:17But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come from me. I, the Lord, have spoken!
- Micah 7:7As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.
- Psalms 27:12Do not let me fall into their hands. For they accuse me of things I’ve never done; with every breath they threaten me with violence.
- Psalms 37:5Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.
- Psalms 62:5Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the Lord and rely on your God.
- Romans 8:33Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself.
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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