Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer.

New American Standard Bible

“From the city men groan,
And the souls of the wounded cry out;
Yet God does not pay attention to folly.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

From the city, men groan;
the mortally wounded cry for help,
yet God pays no attention to this crime.

International Standard Version

From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong.

A Conservative Version

From out of the populous city men groan, and the soul of the wounded cries out. Yet God does not regard the folly.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“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].

Darby Translation

Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out; and +God imputeth not the impiety.

Julia Smith Translation

From the city men will groan, and the soul of the wounded will cry out: and God will not set folly.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

From [the] city people groan, and [the] throat of [the] wounded cries for help; yet God does not {regard it as unseemly}.

Modern King James verseion

Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded cries for help; yet God does not charge foolishness.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"The whole city crieth unto the LORD with sighing, the souls of the slain make their complaint: But God destroyeth them not for all this,

NET Bible

From the city the dying groan, and the wounded cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing.

New Heart English Bible

From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn't regard the folly.

The Emphasized Bible

Out of the city - out of the houses, they make outcry. and, the soul of the wounded, calleth for help, and, GOD, doth not regard it as foolish.

Webster

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

World English Bible

From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn't regard the folly.

Youngs Literal Translation

Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Men
מת 
Math 
Usage: 21

נאק 
Na'aq 
Usage: 2

from out of the city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

and the soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

of the wounded
חלל 
Chalal 
Usage: 94

שׁוע 
Shava` 
Usage: 21

אלהּ אלוהּ 
'elowahh 
God, god
Usage: 57

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

not folly
תּפלה 
Tiphlah 
Usage: 3

Context Readings

Job's Eighth Speech, Continued

11 Between the lines of olive-trees they make oil; though they have no drink, they are crushing out the grapes. 12 From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer. 13 Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.

Cross References

Exodus 1:13-14

And they gave the children of Israel even harder work to do:

Exodus 2:23-24

Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.

Exodus 22:27

For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.

Judges 10:16

So they put away the strange gods from among them, and became the Lord's servants; and his soul was angry because of the sorrows of Israel.

Job 9:23

If death comes suddenly through disease, he makes sport of the fate of those who have done no wrong.

Psalm 12:5

Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.

Psalm 69:26

Because they are cruel to him against whom your hand is turned; they make bitter the grief of him who is wounded by you.

Psalm 109:22

For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

And again I saw all the cruel things which are done under the sun; there was the weeping of those who have evil done to them, and they had no comforter: and from the hands of the evil-doers there went out power, but they had no comforter.

Ecclesiastes 8:11-12

Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.

Isaiah 52:5

Now then, what have I here? says the Lord, for my people are taken away without cause; they are made waste and give cries of sorrow, says the Lord, and all the day the nations put shame on my name.

Malachi 2:17

You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?

Malachi 3:15

And now to us the men of pride seem happy; yes, the evil-doers are doing well; they put God to the test and are safe.

Romans 2:4-5

Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?

2 Peter 3:15

And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;

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