Job 36:13 Meaning and Explanation
“But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The inwardly godless store up anger and will not cry out to God even when He disciplines them.
What Does Job 36:13 Mean?
Elihu describes those whose hearts are false. Instead of turning to God under correction, they nurse resentment and refuse even to cry out for help when His hand binds them. Their hardness deepens their trouble.
The tragedy here is not the binding but the silence that refuses to pray. The door of return stands open, yet they will not knock. Scripture's remedy is the softened heart that cries out, the cry the Father hears, supremely through the One who teaches us to call upon God.
Job 36:13 in the Original Language
chaneph (חָנֵף), 'hypocrites' -- the godless or profane, hardened against God.
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What does Job 36:13 mean?
The inwardly godless store up anger and will not cry out to God even when He disciplines them.