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Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], Neither will the Almighty regard it.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Surely God will not hear vanity—A vain, hollow, heartless petition. The object of Elihu here is to explain why sufferers are not re…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

God will not hear vanity. —Some understand this as part of the cry in Job 35:12: “Seeing it is all in vain, God doth not hear,…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Surely God will not hear vanity
Or "a lie" F26 , than which nothing is more an abomination to him; if men…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job complained that God did not regard the cries of the oppressed against their oppressors. He did not know how to reconcile this with the justice …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After Eliud had rejected Job's words—because in his estimation Job attributed evil to divine judgment—he now intends to rebuke him for saying that …

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