Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong.
New American Standard Bible
And the souls of the wounded cry out;
Yet God
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
the mortally wounded cry for help,
yet God pays no attention to this crime.
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].
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.
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
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Nephesh
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 24:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Eighth Speech, Continued
11 They press oil between the olive groves owned by the wicked; they suffer from thirst, even while treading the winepress. 12 From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong. 13 "Then there are those who rebel against the light; they are not acquainted with its ways; and they don't stay on its course.
Cross References
Exodus 1:13-14
The Egyptians ruthlessly forced the Israelis to serve them,
Exodus 2:23-24
The king of Egypt eventually died, and the Israelis groaned because of the bondage. They cried out, and their cry for deliverance from slavery ascended to God.
Exodus 22:27
for it's his only covering; it's his outer garment, for what else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I'll hear him, for I am gracious.
Judges 10:16
When they put away their foreign gods and served the LORD, he brought Israel's misery to an end.
Job 9:23
If a calamity causes sudden death, he'll mock at the despair of the innocent.
Psalm 12:5
"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."
Psalm 50:21
These things you did, and I kept silent, because you assumed that I was like you. But now I am going to rebuke you, and I will set forth my case before your very own eyes."
Psalm 69:26
For they persecute those whom you have struck, and they brag about the pain of those you have wounded.
Psalm 109:22
Indeed, I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.
Ecclesiastes 8:11-12
Whenever a sentence for a crime is not carried out swiftly, the human mind becomes determined to commit evil.
Isaiah 52:5
"Now therefore, what am I doing here," asks the LORD, "seeing that my people are taken away without cause? Those who rule over them are deluded," says the LORD, "and continuously, all the day long, my name is blasphemed.
Malachi 2:17
"You have wearied the LORD with your words. You ask, "How have we wearied you?' By your saying, "All who do evil are good in the eyes of the LORD and he's pleased with them,' or "Where is the God of justice?'"
Malachi 3:15
and, "Now we call the arrogant one blessed. Those who do evil prosper and those who challenge God escape the consequences.'"
Romans 2:4-5
Or are you unaware of his rich kindness, forbearance, and patience, that it is God's kindness that is leading you to repent?
2 Peter 3:15
Think of our Lord's patience as facilitating salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him.