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Job 35:14
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You say you can't see him, but he will bring justice if you will only wait.
How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, the cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
How much less when you say you don't see him, The cause is before him, and you wait for him!
He will listen to you even less when you say that you do not see him, that your case is before him, that you must wait for him,
How much less, then, when you say that you do not perceive him, that the case is before him and you are waiting for him!
Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, [yet] judgment [is] before him; therefore trust thou in him.
How much less when you say you don't see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!
"Even though you say that you do not see Him [when missing His righteous judgment on earth], Yet your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him!
Yhe, whanne thou seist, He biholdith not; be thou demed bifor hym, and abide thou hym.
How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
he will surely deny your impatient request to face him in court.
How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.
All the more when you say that you don't see him! Just be patient; he's considering the matter.
Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore wait for him.
So, Job, God will not listen to you when you say that you don't see him. You say you are waiting for your chance to meet with him and prove that you are innocent.
Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him--the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.
Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet iudgement is before him, therefore trust thou in him.
How much less when you say you do not see Him, that your trial is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him!
Although thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, yet iudgement is before him: trust thou in him.
Although you have said, I will not praise him, plead before him and supplicate before him.
Job, you say you can't see God; but wait patiently—your case is before him.
How much less when thou sayest thou wilt not regard him! The cause, is before him, and thou must wait for him.
Yea, when thou shalt say: He considereth not: be judged before him, and expect him.
How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him!
Although thou sayest [to God] thou wylt not regarde it: yet iudgement is before him, trust thou in him.
He beholds them that perform lawless deeds, and he will save me: and do thou plead before him, if thou canst praise him, as it is possible even now.
how much less when you complainthat you do not see him,that your case is before himand you are waiting for him.
How much less when you say you don't see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!
How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him!
How much less when you say you do not regard Him! Judgment is before Him, and you are waiting for Him.
Yea, though thou sayest thou dost not behold Him, Judgment [is] before Him, and stay for Him.
Wha thou speakest then, shulde not he pardon the, yff thou open thyself before him, and put thy trust in him?
"How much less when you say you do not look at Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
Although you say you do not see Him, Yet justice is before Him, and you must wait for Him.
"How much less when you say you do not behold Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
How much less when you say you do not perceive Him,The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
thou sayest: Job 9:11, Job 23:3, Job 23:8-10
yet: Job 9:19, Job 19:7, Psalms 77:5-10, Psalms 97:2, Isaiah 30:18, Isaiah 54:17, Micah 7:7-9
trust: Psalms 27:12-14, Psalms 37:5, Psalms 37:6, Psalms 62:5, Psalms 62:8, Isaiah 50:10, Romans 8:33, Romans 8:34
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:4 - all his Job 33:23 - to Psalms 31:22 - I am Psalms 94:15 - But Isaiah 38:11 - General Ezekiel 37:12 - Therefore
Cross-References
And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Although thou sayest thou shall not see him,.... Which is another expression of Job's taken notice of by Elihu, and to which he makes answer; he seems to refer to Job 23:3. God is indeed invisible in his nature and essence, but is to be seen in his works of creation and providence; which Job was acquainted with, and in which he had seen somewhat of the glory of God, and of his divine perfections in them. See Job 9:4. And he is to be seen in Christ by an eye of faith, and Job had trusted in him as his salvation; and he will be seen with the beatific vision in heaven as he is, in a more glorious and perfect manner, which Job had a full persuasion of,
Job 13:15; and therefore is not to be understood in either of those senses, but of his not seeing him on a throne of judgment, hearing and trying his cause, judging and acquitting him; this he had often desired, but despaired of ever seeing it; see
Job 23:4; to which Elihu replies;
[yet] judgment [is] before him; all things are naked and open to him, and stand clear before him; he has perfect knowledge of what is right and wrong; no cause is unknown to him, and needs not to be searched into by him; nor can he nor will he ever pass a wrong judgment: he is just and true, righteous in all his ways and works, the Judge of the whole earth, who will do right, and will plead and judge the cause of every good man sooner or later; if not now, there is a judgment to come with him, when all must appear before his judgment seat, and he will render unto every man according to his works;
therefore trust thou in him, or "wait for him" c; wait for his coming to judgment: wait till that time comes when everything will be brought to light, and every good man shall have praise of God. Or, as we render it, "trust in him"; God alone is the object of trust and confidence, and happy is the man that trusts in him; he is to be trusted in for all things, both temporal, spiritual, and eternal; and particularly for this of doing justice to his people; if not now, yet hereafter, he will render tribulation to them that trouble them; he will right all their wrongs and avenge their injuries, and remove the rebuke that is upon them, and confess them before men and angels, and declare them righteous, and receive them into his kingdom and glory: and be is to be trusted in at all times, in times of adversity as well as prosperity; and even when he is not to be seen, and the dispensations of his providence are dark and intricate, see Isaiah 50:10; The word used signifies such a trust, hope, and waiting, as of a woman in travail, who bears her pains patiently, holding and trusting for a safe deliverance of a child, to the joy of her and her family.
c תחולל לו "et expectabis eum", Montanus; "expecta eum", Junius Tremellius, Piscator, Mercerus so Michaelis, Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him - This is addressed to Job, and is designed to entreat him to trust in God. Elihu seems to refer to some remark that Job had made, like that in Job 23:8, where he said that he could not come near him, nor bring his cause before him. If he went to the east, the west, thc north, or the south, he could not see him, and could get no opportunity of bringing his cause before him: see the notes at that place. Elihu here says that though it is true in fact that God is invisible, yet this ought not to be regarded as a reason why he should not confide in him. The argument of Elihu here - which is undoubtedly sound - is, that the fact that God is invisible should not be regarded as any evidence that he does not attend to the affairs of people, or that he is not worthy of our love.
Judgment is before him - He is a God of justice, and will do that which is right.
Therefore trust him - Though he is invisible, and though you cannot bring, your cause directly before him. The word which is used here (תחולל tchûlēl, from חול chûl) means “to turn around”; to twist; to be firm - as a rope is that is twisted; and then to wait or delay - that is, to be firm in patience. Here it may have this meaning, that Job was to be firm and unmoved, patiently waiting for the time when the now invisible God would interpose in his behalf, though he could not now see him. The idea is, that we may trust the “invisible God,” or that we should patiently “wait” for him to manifest himself in our behalf, and may leave all our interests in his hands, with the feeling that they are entirely safe. It must be admitted that Job had not learned this lesson as fully as it might have been learned, and that he had evinced an undue anxiety for some public “manifestation” of the favor and friendship of God, and that he had not shown quite the willingness which he should have done to commit his interests into his hands, though he was unseen.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 35:14. Thou sayest thou shalt not see HIM — Several MSS. have "Thou shalt not see me," and the Septuagint, and one other, "Thou shalt not see us," but without the points, תשורנו, the original may be read see HIM or see US, the third person singular, or the first person plural.
Yet judgment is before him — Rest assured that God has not forgotten either to punish or to save; therefore trust in him; choose to be a monument of his mercy, rather than of his justice.
