Job 35:13

"There they cry, but no one answers, because of the pride of evil men."

Key Reflection

In Job 35:13, Elihu suggests that the cries for help from the oppressed go unanswered because the evil among them are too proud to humble themselves and seek God's intervention, reflecting how pride can block one's ability to turn to divine assistance even in times of distress. This principle underscores the idea that spiritual deafness often stems from human arrogance rather than a lack of divine attention.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

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.

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