King James Version
Job 35:12 in the King James Version says “There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.” — study this verse from Job chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.”
Job 35:12 · KJV
But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“but none giveth answer”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
“because”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
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