King James Version

What Does Job 35:14 Mean?

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

Context

12

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

13

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

14

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

15

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

16

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(14) **Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him.**—Rather, *Dost not behold Him.*

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

Historical Context

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Theological Significance

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