Job 35:12

There they cry,.... As brutes do, and as in, Job 35:9; by reason of their oppressions, but not under a due sense of the hand of God upon them, nor of his being their only helper, and saviour, and…

There they cry - They cry out in the language of complaint, but not for mercy. Because of the pride of evil men - That is, of their own pride. The pride of men so rebellious, and so disposed to…

There they cry - They bewail their calamities, but sorrow not for the cause of them; they cry against their oppressors, but they call not upon God.

Because of the pride of evil men - Or מפני mippeney,…

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,

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The first and last words of the verse are in connexion: "they cry because of the pride of evil men, but none giveth answer." They remain unheard because their cry is "vanity" (Job 35:35).