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Verse	Translation	Text
Job 35:13	King James	Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
vanity--that is, cries uttered in an unhumbled spirit, Job 35:12, which applies in some degree to Job's cries; still more to those of the wicked (Job 27:9; Pro 15:29).

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

vanity--that is, cries uttered in an unhumbled spirit, Job 35:12, which applies in some degree to Job's cries; still more to those of the wicked (Job 27:9; Pro 15:29).

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Surely God will not hear vanity - A vain, hollow, heartless petition. The object of Elihu here is to account for the reason why sufferers are not relieved - having his eye, doubtless, on the case of Job as one of the most remarkable of the kind. The solution which he here gives of the difficulty is, that it is not consistent for God to hear a prayer where there is no sincerity. Of the "truth" of the remark there can be no doubt, but he seems to have taken it for granted that all prayers offered by unrelieved sufferers are thus insincere and hollow. This was needfull in his view to account for the fact under consideration, and this he "assumes" as being unquestionable. Yet the very point indispensable to make out his case was, that "in fact" the prayers offered by such persons were insincere.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Surely God will not hear vanity - A vain, hollow, heartless petition. The object of Elihu here is to account for the reason why sufferers are not relieved - having his eye, doubtless, on the case of Job as one of the most remarkable of the kind. The solution which he here gives of the difficulty is, that it is not consistent for God to hear a prayer where there is no sincerity. Of the "truth" of the remark there can be no doubt, but he seems to have taken it for granted that all prayers offered by unrelieved sufferers are thus insincere and hollow. This was needfull in his view to account for the fact under consideration, and this he "assumes" as being unquestionable. Yet the very point indispensable to make out his case was, that "in fact" the prayers offered by such persons were insincere.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Vanity - Vain persons, that have no wisdom or piety in them.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Vanity - Vain persons, that have no wisdom or piety in them.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Surely God will not hear vanity - He will not attend to such vain cries; they cry from their oppressions, but they cry not to God.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Surely God will not hear vanity - He will not attend to such vain cries; they cry from their oppressions, but they cry not to God.

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