13 Surely God will not hear an empty cry, Neither will the Almighty regard it.
Yahweh is far from the wicked, But he hears the prayer of the righteous.
When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.
Please receive instruction from his mouth, And lay up his words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, If you put away unrighteousness far from your tents. Lay your treasure in the dust, The gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. The Almighty will be your treasure, Precious silver to you. For then shall you delight yourself in the Almighty, And shall lift up your face to God. You shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows.
I cry to you, and you do not answer me. I stand up, and you gaze at me.
He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, And has not despised their prayer.
He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.
Guard your steps when you go to God's house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don't know that they do evil. Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few. For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool's speech with a multitude of words.
They cry to me, 'My God, we Israel acknowledge you!' Israel has cast off that which is good. The enemy will pursue him.
Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; Neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals.
He said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom." But Jesus answered, "You don't know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" They said to him, "We are able."
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Commentary on Job 35 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 35
Job being still silent, Elihu follows his blow, and here, a third time, undertakes to show him that he had spoken amiss, and ought to recant. Three improper sayings he here charges him with, and returns answer to them distinctly:-
Job 35:1-8
We have here,
Job 35:9-13
Elihu here returns an answer to another word that Job had said, which, he thought, reflected much upon the justice and goodness of God, and therefore ought not to pass without a remark. Observe,
Job 35:14-16
Here is,