Job Chapter 35 verse 10 Holy Bible
But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,
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But no one has said, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night;
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But none saith, Where is +God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night,
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But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
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But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
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But none says, 'Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night,
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And none said, `Where `is' God my maker? Giving songs in the night,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 10. - But none saith, Where is God my Maker? The oppressed, in many cases, do not appeal to God at all. They mutter and complain and groan because of their afflictions; but they have not enough faith in God to cry to him. Or, if they do so cry, it is not in a right spirit; it is despondingly, despairingly, not confidently or cheerfully. God is one who giveth songs in the night. The truly pious man sings hymns of praise in his affliction, as Paul and Silas did in the jail at Philippi, looking to God with faith and a lively hope for deliverance.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) But none saith.--Some render this, "But he who giveth songs in the night saith not, Where is God my Maker," i.e., the selfish and luxurious oppressor, who spendeth the night in feasting and revelry. This is an intelligible meaning. On the other hand, though the phrase, "who giveth songs in the night," has become proverbial, and, with the meaning assigned to it, is very beautiful, it may be doubted whether it is so obvious or natural in this place. This is a matter for individual taste and judgment to decide. If it is understood of God, it ascribes to Him the turning of sorrow into gladness, and the night of affliction into joy--an office which is, indeed, frequently assigned to God, but of which the appropriateness is not so manifest here. The decision of this question will perhaps partly depend upon the view we take of the words which follow--"Where is God my Maker?"--whether they are part of the cry of the oppressed or whether they are the words of Elihu. If the latter, then they become more intelligible; if otherwise, it is difficult to see their special appropriateness in this particular place. Perhaps it is better to regard them as the words of Elihu.
