King James Version
Job 35:13 in the King James Version says “Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.” — study this verse from Job chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.”
Job 35:13 · KJV
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.
But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity: he hath: that is, God hath he knoweth: that is, Job knoweth
KJV Study — Public Domain
“vanity”
H7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, object
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“will not hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“Surely God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“regard”
H7789to spy out, i.e., (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for
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