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Even when he punishes them, they refuse to cry out to him for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“But the hypocrites in heart store up wrath; They do not cry for help when He binds them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But the godless in heart nurture anger; They do not call for help when He binds them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But the godless in heart lay up anger; They do not cry for help when He binds them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But the godless in heart lay up anger; They do not cry for help when He binds them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the godless in heart lay up anger; They do not cry for help when He binds them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“But the godless in heart store up anger [at the divine discipline]; They do not cry [to Him] for help when He binds them [with cords of affliction].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who have a godless heart harbor anger; even when God binds them, they do not cry for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who have a godless heart harbor anger; even when God binds them, they do not cry for help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Godless people are too angry to ask God for help when he punishes them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: they cry not for help when he bindeth them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But those who have godless hearts remain angry. They don't even call for help when he chains them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Those who are godless keep on being angry, and even when punished, they don't pray for help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The godless at heart cherish anger; they won't cry out for help when God afflicts them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The godless at heart nourish anger, they do not cry out even when he binds them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They do not cry for help when he binds them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don’t cry for help when he binds them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the profane in heart set the face, "" They do not cry when He has bound them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the profane in heart set the face, They cry not when He hath bound them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the profane of heart shall set up anger: they will not cry if he bound them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Dissemblers and crafty men prove the wrath of God, neither shall they cry when they are bound. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The false and the crafty provoke the wrath of God, yet they do not cry out to him when they are chained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The impious in heart lay up anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the hypocrites in heart shall be consumed, they shall not cry for help; yet they shall cry angrily when he binds them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the changeable of heart shall be consumed, and they will not wail in passion; they will wail when he will bind them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But they that are godless in heart lay up anger; They cry not for help when He bindeth them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the hypocrites in heart will array wrath <i>against themselves</i>; they will not cry, because he has bound them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/36-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5580" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Elihu Declares God's Justice and Power</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2611.htm" title="2611: wə·ḥan·p̄ê- (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Profane, irreligious. From chaneph; soiled, impious.">The godless</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">in heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: yā·śî·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">harbor</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’āp̄ (N-ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">resentment;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">even when</a> <a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: ’ă·sā·rām (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To tie, bind, imprison. A primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.">He binds them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7768.htm" title="7768: yə·šaw·wə·‘ū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To cry out (for help). A primitive root; properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo.">cry for help.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-3.htm">Proverbs 19:3</a></span><br />A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a></span><br />But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17</a></span><br />I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a></span><br />O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12-13</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Psalm 78:8</a></span><br />Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31</a></span><br />Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a></span><br />For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12</a></span><br />They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">2 Timothy 3:8</a></span><br />Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-14.htm">Hosea 7:14</a></span><br />They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-25</a></span><br />Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a></span><br />He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-5.htm">Mark 3:5</a></span><br />Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he binds them.</p><p class="hdg">heap</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-14.htm">Numbers 32:14</a></b></br> And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/28-13.htm">2 Chronicles 28:13,22</a></b></br> And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD <i>already</i>, ye intend to add <i>more</i> to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and <i>there is</i> fierce wrath against Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a></b></br> But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;</p><p class="hdg">they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-4.htm">Job 15:4</a></b></br> Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-8.htm">Job 27:8-10</a></b></br> For what <i>is</i> the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/35-9.htm">Job 35:9,10</a></b></br> By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make <i>the oppressed</i> to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty… </p><p class="hdg">bindeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8</a></b></br> And if <i>they be</i> bound in fetters, <i>and</i> be holden in cords of affliction;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10</a></b></br> Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, <i>being</i> bound in affliction and iron;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/35-15.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/job/30-18.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/job/30-18.htm">Binds</a> <a href="/job/36-8.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-2.htm">Cherish</a> <a href="/job/35-13.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/job/34-29.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/33-16.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/36-8.htm">Fetters</a> <a href="/job/34-30.htm">Godless</a> <a href="/james/3-14.htm">Harbor</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/job/36-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/36-10.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/job/35-9.htm">Help</a> <a href="/job/15-34.htm">Hypocrites</a> <a href="/job/34-23.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/job/36-8.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/job/34-30.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/job/5-2.htm">Resentment</a> <a href="/job/24-1.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/job/34-26.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-33.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/129-7.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/psalms/129-7.htm">Binds</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Cherish</a> <a href="/job/36-19.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/37-24.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/2-3.htm">Fetters</a> <a href="/psalms/35-16.htm">Godless</a> <a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Harbor</a> <a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/job/37-1.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/4-4.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/3-2.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/26-4.htm">Hypocrites</a> <a href="/job/40-4.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/psalms/68-6.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/psalms/35-16.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-17.htm">Resentment</a> <a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Job 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-1.htm">Elihu shows how God is just in his ways</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-16.htm">How Job's sins hinder God's blessings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-24.htm">God's works are to be magnified</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/36.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/36.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The godless in heart harbor resentment;</b><br>This phrase highlights the condition of the heart, which is central to biblical teaching. The "godless" refers to those who live without regard for God, often characterized by a hardened heart. In biblical context, the heart is the seat of emotions and will, and a godless heart is one that is resistant to divine influence. Resentment here can be seen as a refusal to accept God's sovereignty and justice, similar to the attitude of the Israelites in the wilderness (<a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Numbers 14:2-4</a>). This resentment can lead to a cycle of bitterness and rebellion against God, as seen in the lives of figures like Cain (<a href="/genesis/4-5.htm">Genesis 4:5-8</a>).<p><b>even when He binds them,</b><br>The imagery of binding suggests God's discipline or judgment. In the ancient Near Eastern context, binding was often associated with captivity or punishment. This can be seen as a metaphor for God's corrective actions intended to bring individuals to repentance. The binding could also be understood as God's attempt to restrain the godless from further sin, similar to how He restrained Balaam (<a href="/numbers/22-22.htm">Numbers 22:22-35</a>). This reflects God's mercy, as He desires repentance rather than destruction (<a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Ezekiel 18:23</a>).<p><b>they do not cry for help.</b><br>This phrase indicates a stubborn refusal to seek God, even in times of distress. In biblical history, crying out to God is a common response to suffering, as seen in the Psalms (<a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a>) and the cries of the Israelites in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</a>). The refusal to cry for help signifies pride and self-reliance, which are condemned throughout Scripture (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>). This attitude contrasts with the humility and dependence on God exemplified by Jesus Christ, who taught reliance on the Father (<a href="/john/5-19.htm">John 5:19</a>). The lack of a cry for help underscores a tragic separation from the source of salvation and grace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering his perspective on Job's suffering and God's justice. Elihu's speeches are found in <a href="/bsb/job/32.htm">Job 32-37</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who undergoes severe trials and suffering, the central figure of the Book of Job.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who is ultimately sovereign over all events and whose justice and wisdom are themes throughout the Book of Job.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_godless.htm">The Godless</a></b><br>Those who are described as having a heart that harbors resentment and do not seek God even in their affliction.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/heart.htm">Heart</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, the heart is the center of one's inner life, including emotions, will, and intellect.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_resentment.htm">The Danger of Resentment</a></b><br>Resentment can harden the heart against God, preventing individuals from seeking His help and guidance. It's crucial to guard against bitterness and maintain a heart open to God's correction and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_crying_out_to_god.htm">The Importance of Crying Out to God</a></b><br>Even in times of binding or affliction, turning to God in prayer and seeking His help is vital. A humble heart that cries out to God can find grace and mercy in times of need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_discipline.htm">Understanding God's Discipline</a></b><br>God's binding or discipline is not meant to harm but to correct and guide us back to Him. Recognizing His loving intentions can transform our response to suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_heart_in_spiritual_life.htm">The Role of the Heart in Spiritual Life</a></b><br>The heart's condition is central to one's relationship with God. A godless heart leads to spiritual stagnation, while a heart aligned with God leads to growth and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_god.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring God</a></b><br>Ignoring God in times of trouble can lead to further spiritual decline. Seeking God should be our first response, not our last resort.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_can_wise_counsel_be_found.htm">What does the Bible say about disbelief in God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zophar_with_psalm_73.htm">How do we reconcile Zophar's rigid cause-and-effect theology in Job 20 with other biblical passages (like Psalm 73) that acknowledge the prosperity of the wicked without immediate judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_tell_divine_justice_from_chance.htm">Job 34:29 - If God can remain silent, how can we reliably distinguish divine justice from random events or coincidences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god_'despise_no_one'_yet_judge.htm">In Job 36:5, how can God 'despise no one' if other scriptures depict His wrath and judgment against certain people?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/36.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">The hypocrites in heart.</span>--The words rather mean <span class= "ital">the godless or profane in heart.</span><p><span class= "bld">They cry not.</span>--That is, cry not for help.<p><span class= "bld">When he bindeth them.</span>--That is, as in <a href="/job/36-8.htm" title="And if they be bound in fetters, and be held in cords of affliction;">Job 36:8</a>, he has been speaking especially of one kind of affliction, like that, namely, of Joseph.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath</span>. In his vindication of God's justice, Elihu here passes from the case of the righteous (ver. 7) to that of the "hypocrites," or rather the ungodly. They, he says, "heap up wrath," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "treasure up to themselves wrath against the day of wrath" (<a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a>), continually intensify God's anger against them, and, as it were, lay in a store of it, which will one day be outpoured upon them<span class="cmt_word">. They cry not when he bindeth them</span>. They do not cry to him, they do not deprecate his anger, when they first find themselves bound with the "cords of affliction" (ver. 8), but allow his wrath to increase and accumulate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/36-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The godless</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽחַנְפֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥan·p̄ê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2611.htm">Strong's 2611: </a> </span><span class="str2">Profane, irreligious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֭ב</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">harbor</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשִׂ֣ימוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·śî·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">resentment;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑ף</span> <span class="translit">(’āp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even when</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He binds them,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲסָרָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·sā·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_631.htm">Strong's 631: </a> </span><span class="str2">To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cry for help.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝שַׁוְּע֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šaw·wə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7768.htm">Strong's 7768: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be free, to halloo</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/36-13.htm">OT Poetry: Job 36:13 But those who are godless in heart (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/36-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 36:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 36:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/36-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 36:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 36:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>