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therefore trust thou in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Although you say you do not see Him, <i>Yet</i> justice <i>is</i> before Him, and you must wait for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“How much less when you say you do not look at Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220How much less when you say you do not behold Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“How much less when you say you do not behold Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How much less when you say you do not perceive Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />how much less when you complain that you do not see him, that your case is before him and you are waiting for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />how much less when you complain that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you are waiting for Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />he will surely deny your impatient request to face him in court. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, the cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Although you say that you pay attention to him, your case is in front of him, but you'll have to wait for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Job, you say you can't see God; but wait patiently--your case is before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even though you complain that you can't perceive him, your case is already pending for judgment in his presence so keep on placing your hope in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />How much less when you say you do not see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />How much less when you say you don’t see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, though you say you do not behold Him, "" Judgment [is] before Him, and stays for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Yea, though thou sayest thou dost not behold Him, Judgment is before Him, and stay for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also if thou shalt say thou wilt not see him, judgment is before him, and thou shalt wait for him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Yea when thou shalt say : He considereth not : be judged before him, and expect him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, when you say, “He does not examine,” be judged before him, but wait for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Even though you say, “You take no notice of it,” the case is before him; with trembling wait upon him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Although you have said, I will not praise him, plead before him and supplicate before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Even though you have said: “You shall not praise him; sue before him and beg him”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him-- The cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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 <i>possible</i> even now.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/35-14.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=5489" 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/35.htm">Elihu Reminds Job of God's Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">How much less,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">then, when</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ṯō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">you say</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.">that you do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7789.htm" title="7789: ṯə·šū·ren·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3mse) -- To behold, regard. A primitive root; to spy out, i.e. survey, lurk for, care for.">see Him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1779.htm" title="1779: dîn (N-ms) -- Judgment. From diyn; judgement; by impl. Also strife.">that your case</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">is before Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: ū·ṯə·ḥō·w·lêl (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-2ms) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">and you must wait</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">for Him,</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly!…<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="/psalms/10-1.htm">Psalm 10:1</a></span><br />Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? / I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-17.htm">Isaiah 8:17</a></span><br />I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-44.htm">Lamentations 3:44</a></span><br />You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Habakkuk 1:2</a></span><br />How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Psalm 13:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? / How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-9.htm">Psalm 42:9</a></span><br />I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-7.htm">Psalm 77:7-9</a></span><br />“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again? / Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time? / Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1-2</a></span><br />Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. / But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Micah 3:4</a></span><br />Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a></span><br />About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7-8</a></span><br />Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them? / I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Romans 8:24-25</a></span><br />For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? / But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-7.htm">2 Corinthians 5:7</a></span><br />For we walk by faith, not by sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a></span><br />Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Although you say you shall not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust you in him.</p><p class="hdg">thou sayest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11</a></b></br> Lo, he goeth by me, and I see <i>him</i> not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-3.htm">Job 23:3,8-10</a></b></br> Oh that I knew where I might find him! <i>that</i> I might come <i>even</i> to his seat! … </p><p class="hdg">yet</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-19.htm">Job 9:19</a></b></br> If <i>I speak</i> of strength, lo, <i>he is</i> strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time <i>to plead</i>?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-7.htm">Job 19:7</a></b></br> Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but <i>there is</i> no judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-5.htm">Psalm 77:5-10</a></b></br> I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times… </p><p class="hdg">trust</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Psalm 27:12-14</a></b></br> Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-5.htm">Psalm 37:5,6</a></b></br> Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring <i>it</i> to pass… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/62-5.htm">Psalm 62:5,8</a></b></br> My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation <i>is</i> from him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/34-6.htm">Although</a> <a href="/luke/6-42.htm">Beholdest</a> <a href="/job/29-16.htm">Case</a> <a href="/job/35-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/35-2.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/34-19.htm">Less</a> <a href="/job/31-24.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/job/32-16.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/job/32-16.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/55-18.htm">Although</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Beholdest</a> <a href="/job/37-19.htm">Case</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/36-6.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-11.htm">Less</a> <a href="/job/39-11.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/job/36-2.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/job/38-40.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Job 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/35-1.htm">Comparison is not to be made with God, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/35-6.htm">because our good or evil cannot extend unto him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/35-9.htm">Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for lack of faith</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/35.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/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>How much less, then,</b><br>This phrase suggests a comparison or contrast with a previous argument. In the context of the Book of Job, Elihu is addressing Job's complaints about God's justice. Elihu argues that if God is just and powerful, how much less should Job expect to understand His ways fully. This reflects the theme of human limitation in understanding divine purposes, a recurring theme in wisdom literature.<p><b>when you say that you do not see Him,</b><br>Job has expressed his frustration at not being able to perceive God's presence or understand His actions. This reflects a common human experience of feeling distant from God, especially in times of suffering. Biblically, this echoes the sentiments found in Psalms, where the psalmists often cry out for God's presence (e.g., <a href="/psalms/10.htm">Psalm 10:1</a>). Theologically, it underscores the concept of faith, which is belief in what is not seen (<a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>).<p><b>that your case is before Him</b><br>Elihu reminds Job that his situation is known to God, even if Job cannot perceive it. This phrase suggests the idea of divine omniscience and justice, where God is aware of all human affairs. It aligns with the biblical teaching that God is a righteous judge (<a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Psalm 7:11</a>) and that nothing is hidden from His sight (<a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a>).<p><b>and you must wait for Him,</b><br>Patience and waiting on God are central themes in the Bible. This phrase encourages trust in God's timing and sovereignty. It resonates with other scriptures that emphasize waiting on the Lord, such as <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a>, which promises renewed strength to those who wait on God. This waiting is not passive but involves active faith and trust in God's ultimate justice and goodness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering. His account is central to understanding the themes of suffering and divine justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A younger friend of Job who speaks in chapters 32-37. He offers a different perspective on Job's suffering, emphasizing God's justice and sovereignty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and sovereign ruler, whose ways and thoughts are higher than human understanding. Elihu points to God's justice and timing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_court.htm">The Heavenly Court</a></b><br>The setting of the initial chapters of Job, where God and Satan discuss Job's faithfulness. This context underscores the theme of divine justice and testing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of Job's life and trials, representing a place of both blessing and suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_timing.htm">Understanding Divine Timing</a></b><br>God's timing is perfect, even when it seems delayed from our perspective. Trusting in His timing requires faith and patience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeing_beyond_our_circumstances.htm">Seeing Beyond Our Circumstances</a></b><br>Like Job, we may not always see God's hand in our trials, but faith assures us that He is present and aware of our situation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_patience.htm">The Importance of Patience</a></b><br>Patience is a virtue that is developed through trials. Waiting on God strengthens our faith and character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_is_certain.htm">God's Justice is Certain</a></b><br>Even when we do not see immediate justice, we can be confident that God is just and will ultimately set things right.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_unseen.htm">Faith in the Unseen</a></b><br>Our faith is often tested when we cannot see God's work. Trusting in His unseen presence is a key aspect of spiritual maturity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_let_innocents_suffer.htm">How can a just God allow the innocent to suffer alongside the wicked, as implied in Job 35:14–16? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_elihu's_claim_in_job_35.htm">Are there any historical or archaeological evidences supporting Elihu’s claim that God always judges fairly in Job 35? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_argue_with_a_silent_god.htm">How can Job's claim in Job 23:3-5 that he would argue his case directly before God be reconciled with a supposedly omnipresent deity who remains silent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_delay_in_distress.htm">If Psalm 143:1 depicts urgent pleas for divine intervention, why does an all-powerful God seem to delay or remain silent in times of distress?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">Dost not behold Him.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him</span>; rather, <span class="accented">How much less when thou sayest thou canst not see him!</span> (compare the Revised Version); <span class="accented">i.e.</span> how much less will God attend to thy prayers when thou sayest that thou canst not see or find him (<a href="/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11</a>; <a href="/job/23-3.htm">Job 23:3, 8-10</a>), that he is altogether hid from thee, and treats thee as an enemy (<a href="/job/33-10.htm">Job 33:10</a>)! Still, judgment (or, the cause, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "thy cause') is before him, or "awaits his decision." Therefore trust thou in him. Wait on, in patience and trust. The last word is not yet spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/35-14.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">How much less,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(’ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then, when</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</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">you say</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹ֭אמַר</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that you do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</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">see Him,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·šū·ren·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7789.htm">Strong's 7789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spy out, survey, lurk for, care for</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that your case</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(dîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1779.htm">Strong's 1779: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judgement, strife</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is before Him</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֝פָנָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you must wait</span><br /><span class="heb">וּתְח֥וֹלֵֽל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·ḥō·w·lêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Him,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/35-14.htm">Job 35:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/35-14.htm">Job 35:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/35-14.htm">Job 35:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/35-14.htm">Job 35:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/35-14.htm">Job 35:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/35-14.htm">Job 35:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/35-14.htm">Job 35:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/35-14.htm">Job 35:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/35-14.htm">Job 35:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/35-14.htm">Job 35:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/35-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 35:14 How much less when you say you (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/35-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 35:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 35:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/35-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 35:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 35:15" /></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>