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Job 24:12

From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.

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ASV

From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.

KJV

Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מֵ֘עִ֤ירme.'Irfrom [the] cityH5892 →
מְתִ֨ים׀me.TimmenH4962 →
יִנְאָ֗קוּyin.'A.kuthey groanH5008 →
וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ve.ne.fesh-and [the] throat ofH5315 →
חֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.Lim[those] fatally woundedH2491 →
תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַte.sha.Ve.a'it cries for helpH7768 →
וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּve.'e.Lo.ahand GodH433 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יָשִׂ֥יםya.Simhe putsH7760 →
תִּפְלָֽה׃tif.LahoffensivenessH8604 →

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Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”Ecclesiastes 8:11–12When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.Malachi 2:17You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”Psalms 50:21You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.Romans 2:4–5Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?Job 34:28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.Psalms 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,Exodus 1:13–14They worked the Israelites ruthlesslyIsaiah 52:5And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”2 Peter 3:15Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.Exodus 22:27because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.Psalms 69:26For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.Job 9:23When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.Psalms 109:22For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.Exodus 2:23–24After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.Judges 10:16So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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