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But God charges no one with wrongdoing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the wounded cry for help, yet God ignores their moaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />From out of the city the dying groan, and the soul of the wounded cries for help; yet God charges no one with wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly <i>to them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The dying groan in the city, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not charge <i>them</i> with wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“From the city people groan, And the souls of the wounded cry for help; Yet God does not pay attention to the offensiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to <i>such</i> offense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“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].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the city, men groan; the mortally wounded cry for help, yet God pays no attention to this crime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the city, men groan; the mortally wounded cry for help, yet God pays no attention to this crime. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And along the city streets, the wounded and dying cry out, yet God does nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />From out of the populous city men groan, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God imputeth it not for folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those dying in the city groan. Wounded people cry for help, but God pays no attention to their prayers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the cities the wounded and dying cry out, but God ignores their prayers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the city the dying groan, and the wounded cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn't regard the folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn’t regard the folly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Men groan because of enmity, "" And the soul of pierced ones cries, "" And God does not give praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />From the city men will groan, and the soul of the wounded will cry out: and God will not set folly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Out of the cities they have made men to groan, and the soul of the wounded hath cried out, and God doth not suffer it to pass unrevenged. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the cities, they caused the men to groan and the spirit of the wounded to cry out, and so God does not allow this to go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the city the dying groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out. Yet God does not treat it as a disgrace! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />From the city the dying groan, and the throat of the wounded cries for help; yet God pays no attention to their prayer.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />From the midst of the city the oppressed groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out; yet God does not accept their prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />From within the city the dying will groan, and the soul of the slain will cry out, and God will not receive their prayer<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out; Yet God imputeth it not for unseemliness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Who have cast forth <i>the</i> poor from the city and their own houses, and the soul of the children has groaned aloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/24-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3715" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Job: Judgment for the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>They crush olives within their walls; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: mê·‘îr (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">From the city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4962.htm" title="4962: mə·ṯîm (N-mp) -- Male, man. From the same as mathay; properly, an adult; by implication, a man.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/5008.htm" title="5008: yin·’ā·qū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To groan. A primitive root; to groan.">groan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: wə·ne·p̄eš- (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">and the souls</a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ḥă·lā·lîm (N-mp) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">of the wounded</a> <a href="/hebrew/7768.htm" title="7768: tə·šaw·wê·a‘ (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs) -- To cry out (for help). A primitive root; properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo.">cry out,</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433: we·’ĕ·lō·w·ah (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- God, god. Probably prolonged From 'el; a deity or the Deity.">yet God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: yā·śîm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">charges</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/8604.htm" title="8604: tip̄·lāh (N-fs) -- Unsavoriness, unseemliness. From the same as taphel; frivolity.">with wrongdoing.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Psalm 10:14</a></span><br />But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Psalm 72:12-14</a></span><br />For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. / He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed. / He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-13.htm">Proverbs 21:13</a></span><br />Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7</a></span><br />For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Isaiah 59:9-11</a></span><br />Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom. / Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead. / We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-16.htm">Jeremiah 22:16-17</a></span><br />He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD. / “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-34.htm">Lamentations 3:34-36</a></span><br />To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, / to deny a man justice before the Most High, / to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9</a></span><br />He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Amos 5:12</a></span><br />For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-2.htm">Micah 2:2</a></span><br />They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a></span><br />When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Matthew 23:4</a></span><br />They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7</a></span><br />Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded cries out: yet God lays not folly to them.</p><p class="hdg">groan</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/1-13.htm">Exodus 1:13,14</a></b></br> And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23,24</a></b></br> And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-27.htm">Exodus 22:27</a></b></br> For that <i>is</i> his covering only, it <i>is</i> his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I <i>am</i> gracious.</p><p class="hdg">wounded</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-26.htm">Psalm 69:26</a></b></br> For they persecute <i>him</i> whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-22.htm">Psalm 109:22</a></b></br> For I <i>am</i> poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.</p><p class="hdg">yet God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-21.htm">Psalm 50:21</a></b></br> These <i>things</i> hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether <i>such an one</i> as thyself: <i>but</i> I will reprove thee, and set <i>them</i> in order before thine eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:11,12</a></b></br> Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/2-17.htm">Malachi 2:17</a></b></br> Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied <i>him</i>? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil <i>is</i> good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where <i>is</i> the God of judgment?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/23-6.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/job/23-6.htm">Charges</a> <a href="/esther/9-28.htm">City</a> <a href="/job/8-21.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-5.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/job/19-16.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/esther/4-3.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/job/20-16.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/job/4-18.htm">Folly</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/job/3-24.htm">Groans</a> <a href="/job/19-7.htm">Help</a> <a href="/romans/4-6.htm">Imputeth</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">Layeth</a> <a href="/job/21-29.htm">Note</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/23-6.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/genesis/50-15.htm">Pays</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-5.htm">Populous</a> <a href="/job/22-27.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/job/21-29.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/job/14-21.htm">Regardeth</a> <a href="/job/22-29.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/job/23-13.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-21.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Unseemliness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-23.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/30-20.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/job/39-21.htm">Charges</a> <a href="/job/29-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/job/31-38.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/job/27-9.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/job/29-12.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/job/24-14.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/29-13.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/job/30-8.htm">Folly</a> <a href="/job/30-7.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/psalms/79-11.htm">Groans</a> <a href="/job/26-2.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/32-2.htm">Imputeth</a> <a href="/job/37-15.htm">Layeth</a> <a href="/job/30-20.htm">Note</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/33-1.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/job/33-14.htm">Pays</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Populous</a> <a href="/job/27-10.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/job/31-1.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/job/33-14.htm">Regardeth</a> <a href="/job/24-14.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/job/27-2.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/job/31-39.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/job/27-23.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm">Unseemliness</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Job 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-1.htm">Wickedness often goes unpunished</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-17.htm">There is a secret judgment for the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/job/24.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>From the city</b><br />The phrase "From the city" suggests a setting of urban life, where the hustle and bustle often mask the suffering within. In ancient times, cities were centers of commerce, power, and often, moral decay. The Hebrew word for city, "עִיר" (ir), can denote a place of refuge or a hub of human activity. Historically, cities like Sodom and Gomorrah were known for their wickedness, and Job's reference here may imply a critique of societal structures that perpetuate injustice.<p><b>men groan</b><br />The word "groan" in Hebrew is "נְאָקָה" (ne'aqah), which conveys a deep, guttural sound of distress. This groaning is not just physical but also spiritual and emotional, reflecting the profound suffering and oppression experienced by the inhabitants. The groaning of men in the city highlights the pervasive nature of injustice and the human condition's fallen state, echoing the cries of the Israelites in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</a>).<p><b>and the souls of the wounded cry out</b><br />The "souls of the wounded" refers to those who have been deeply hurt, both physically and spiritually. The Hebrew word for soul, "נֶפֶשׁ" (nephesh), encompasses the entire being, indicating that the suffering is holistic. The "wounded" are not just those injured in body but also those crushed in spirit. Their cry is a plea for justice and deliverance, reminiscent of the psalmist's cries for help (<a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17</a>).<p><b>yet God charges no one with wrongdoing</b><br />This phrase presents a theological challenge, as it seems to suggest divine inaction in the face of human suffering. The Hebrew word for "charges," "שִׂים" (sim), means to place or appoint, implying that God does not hold anyone accountable for the injustices observed. This can be perplexing, but it underscores the theme of divine sovereignty and mystery in the Book of Job. It invites readers to trust in God's ultimate justice and timing, even when immediate circumstances seem unjust.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Men groan from out of the city.</span>--Here a survey of the oppressions wrought within the city walls is taken.<p><span class= "bld">Yet God layeth not folly to them.</span>--That is, to those who are the cause of their wrongs, their oppressors.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Men groan from out of the city.</span> It is not only in the wild tracts bordering on the desert (vers. 5-8), or on the large farms of rich landholders (vers. 9-11), that oppression takes place. Men's groans are heard also "from the city," and in the midst of the city, where murder, robbery, burglary, adultery, and other crimes of the deepest dye abound. Then the soul of the wounded crieth out. In appeals to God for help, or in inarticulate cries, the wounded spirit of the oppressed and injured vents itself. <span class="cmt_word">Yet God layeth not folly to them</span>. Yet God seems to take no notice. He gives no sign of disapproval, but allows the oppressors to go on in their foolish courses unchecked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/24-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">From the city,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֘עִ֤יר</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">מְתִ֨ים ׀</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4962.htm">Strong's 4962: </a> </span><span class="str2">An adult, a man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">groan,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִנְאָ֗קוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yin·’ā·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5008.htm">Strong's 5008: </a> </span><span class="str2">To groan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the souls</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ne·p̄eš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wounded</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲלָלִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·lā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pierced, polluted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cry out,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·šaw·wê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7768.htm">Strong's 7768: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be free, to halloo</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet God</span><br /><span class="heb">וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ</span> <span class="translit">(we·’ĕ·lō·w·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_433.htm">Strong's 433: </a> </span><span class="str2">God -- a deity, the Deity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">charges</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשִׂ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no one</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with wrongdoing.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּפְלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(tip̄·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8604.htm">Strong's 8604: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unsavoriness, unseemliness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/24-12.htm">Job 24:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/24-12.htm">Job 24:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/24-12.htm">Job 24:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/24-12.htm">Job 24:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/24-12.htm">Job 24:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/24-12.htm">Job 24:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/24-12.htm">Job 24:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/24-12.htm">Job 24:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/24-12.htm">Job 24:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/24-12.htm">Job 24:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/24-12.htm">OT Poetry: Job 24:12 From out of the populous city men (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/24-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 24:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 24:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/24-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 24:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 24:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>