Albert Barnes Commentary Job 35:14

"How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!" — Job 35:14 (ASV)

Although you say you will 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 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, the north, or the south, he could not see Him and could get no opportunity of bringing his cause before Him. See the notes on that passage. Elihu here says that although it is true that God is invisible, this should not be regarded as a reason why he should not confide in Him.

The argument of Elihu here—which is undoubtedly sound—is that the fact that God is invisible should not be regarded as any evidence that He does not attend to the affairs of people, or that He is not worthy of our love.

Judgment is before Him—He is a God of justice and will do what is right.

Therefore trust Him—Though He is invisible, and though you cannot bring your cause directly before Him. The word used here (תחולל tchûlēl—from חול chûl) means “to turn around”; to twist; to be firm—as a rope is that is twisted; and then to wait or delay—that is, to be firm in patience.

Here it may have this meaning: Job was to be firm and unmoved, patiently waiting for the time when the now invisible God would interpose on his behalf, though he could not now see Him. The idea is that we may trust the “invisible God,” or that we should patiently “wait” for Him to manifest Himself on our behalf, and may leave all our interests in His hands, with the feeling that they are entirely safe.

It must be admitted that Job had not learned this lesson as fully as he might have, and that he had shown an undue anxiety for some public “manifestation” of the favor and friendship of God. He had not shown quite the willingness he should have to commit his interests into God’s hands, though He was unseen.