Verse 12
Job 35:12
New Living Translation
12
And when they cry out, God (Elohim) does not answer<br>because of their pride.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
שָׁ֣ם יִ֭צְעֲקוּ וְ/לֹ֣א יַעֲנֶ֑ה מִ֝/פְּנֵ֗י גְּא֣וֹן רָעִֽים
English Translation
There they will cry out, and he will not answer, because of the pride of the wicked.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 35 Context
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Then Elihu said:
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“Do you think it is right for you to claim,<br>‘I am righteous before God (Elohim)’?<br>
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For you also ask, ‘What’s in it for me?<br>What’s the use of living a righteous life?’<br>
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“I will answer you<br>and all your friends, too.<br>
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Look up into the sky,<br>and see the clouds high above you.<br>
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If you sin, how does that affect God (Elohim)?<br>Even if you sin again and again,<br>what effect wi...
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If you are good, is this some great gift to him?<br>What could you possibly give him?<br>
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No, your sins affect only people like yourself,<br>and your good deeds also affect only humans.<br>
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“People cry out when they are oppressed.<br>They groan beneath the power of the mighty.<br>
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Yet they don’t ask, ‘Where is God (Elohim) my Creator,<br>the one who gives songs in the night?<br>
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Where is the one who makes us smarter than the animals<br>and wiser than the birds of the sky?’<br>
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And when they cry out, God (Elohim) does not answer<br>because of their pride.<br>
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But it is wrong to say God (Elohim) doesn’t listen,<br>to say the Almighty isn’t concerned.<br>
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You say you can’t see him,<br>but he will bring justice if you will only wait.<br>
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You say he does not respond to sinners with anger<br>and is not greatly concerned about wickedness.<...
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But you are talking nonsense, Job.<br>You have spoken like a fool.”<br>
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