King James Version
What Does Job 36:13 Mean?
“But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.”
Context
11
If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
12
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. perish: Heb. pass away
13
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
14
They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean. They: Heb. Their soul dieth unclean: or, sodomites
15
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression. poor: or, afflicted
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(13) **The hypocrites in heart.**—The words rather mean *the godless or profane in heart.*
**They cry not.**—That is, cry not for help.
**When he bindeth them.**—That is, as in Job 36:8, he has been speaking especially of one kind of affliction, like that, namely, of Joseph.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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