Job 24:12

Job 24:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
• New International Version (NIV)The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the souls of the wounded cry out for help. But God charges no one with wrongdoing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From out of the city the dying groan, and the soul of the wounded cries for help; yet God charges no one with wrong.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The dying groan in the city, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not charge them with wrong.

Context of Job 24:12

10They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves [of grain] from the hungry. 11Within the walls [of the wicked] the poor make [olive] oil; They tread [the grapes in] the wine presses, but thirst. From the [populous and crowded] city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out for help; Yet God [seemingly] does not pay attention to the wrong [done to them]. 13“Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor stay in its paths. 14The murderer rises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he becomes a thief.

Job 24:12 word by word

מֵ֘עִ֤יר מְתִ֨ים׀ יִנְאָ֗קוּ וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־חֲלָלִ֥ים תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׂ֥ים תִּפְלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Menמַתmath · manH4962
• groanנָאַקnâ'aq · to groanH5008
• from out of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and the soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• of the woundedחָלָלchâlâl · slain: woundedH2491
• crieth outשָׁוַעshâva‛ · to cryH7768
• yet Godאֱלֹהַּ'ĕlôahh 'ĕlôahh · godH433
• layethשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• not follyתִּפְלָהtiphlâh · follyH8604

Cross-references for Job 24:12

• Exodus 1:13And the Egyptians made the Israelites serve rigorously [forcing them into severe slavery].
• Exodus 2:23Now it happened after a long time [about forty years] that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel (Jacob) groaned and sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out. And their cry for help because of their bondage ascended to God.
• Exodus 22:27for that is his only covering; it is his clothing for his body. In what shall he sleep? And when he cries to Me [for help], I will hear him, for I am compassionate and gracious.
• Judges 10:16So they removed the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord; and He could bear the misery of Israel no longer.
• Psalms 12:5“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
• Ecclesiastes 4:1Then I looked again and considered all the acts of oppression that were being practiced under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.
• Isaiah 52:5But now, what do I have here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that My people have been taken away without reason? Those who rule over them howl [with taunting and mockery of salvation],” declares the Lord, “and My name is continually blasphemed all day long.
• Psalms 69:26For they have persecuted him whom You have struck, And they tell of the pain of those whom You have pierced and wounded.
• Psalms 109:22For I am suffering and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.
• Psalms 50:21These things you have done and I kept silent; You thought that I was just like you. Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes.
• Ecclesiastes 8:11Because the sentence against an evil act is not executed quickly, the hearts of the sons of men are fully set to do evil.
• Malachi 2:17You have wearied the Lord with your words. But you say, “In what way have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and He delights in them,” or [by asking], “Where is the God of justice?”
• Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant happy and blessed. Evildoers are exalted and prosper; and when they test God, they escape [unpunished].’ ”
• Romans 2:4Or do you have no regard for the wealth of His kindness and tolerance and patience [in withholding His wrath]? Are you [actually] unaware or ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness leads you to repentance [that is, to change your inner self, your old way of thinking—seek His purpose for your life]?
• 2 Peter 3:15And consider the patience of our Lord [His delay in judging and avenging wrongs] as salvation [that is, allowing time for more to be saved]; just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him [by God],

Commentaries on Job 24:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Men groan from out of the city - This is a new paragraph. After having shown the oppressions carried on in the country, he takes a view of those carried on in the town. Here the miseries are too numerous to be detailed. The poor in such places are often in the most wretched state; they are not only badly fed, and miserably clothed, but also most unwholesomely lodged. I was once appointed with a benevolent gentleman, J. S., Esq., to visit a district in St…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Men groan from out of the city - The evident meaning of this is, that the sorrows caused by oppression were not confined to the deserts and to solitary places; were not seen only where the wandering freebooter seized upon the traveler, or in the comparatively unfrequented places in the country where the poor were compelled to labor in the wine presses and the olive presses of others, but that they extended to cities also. In what way this oppression in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12yet God charges no one with wrongdoing: Job thought that, unlike God's usual character, God did not help those treated wrong or stop evil people from hurting their victims (Exodus 2:23–24; Psalm 12:5; Job 24:2–12; 24:13–17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-242-24. Instances of the wicked doing the worst deeds with seeming impunity (Job 24:2-24). Some--the wicked. landmarks--boundaries between different pastures (De 19:14; Pr 22:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 24:12

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• Homicide
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In the dictionaries

• God
• Covering
• Light
• Pluck
• Tread
• Fool; Folly
• Groan
• Job, Book of
• Lay; Laying
• Palestine

Commentaries on Job 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary