Job 24:12

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

From the city men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out; yet God does not ascribe impropriety.

Latin

De civitatibus fecerunt viros gemere, et anima vulneratorum clamavit: et Deus inultum abire non patitur.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Job 24:12

yet 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).

Job 24:2–17

This list of criminal behaviors first emphasizes crimes against weak people (24:2–12). Then it examines the criminals themselves (24:13–17).

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Ecclesiastes 4:1
Again 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.
Psalm 50:21
You 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.
Ecclesiastes 8:11–12
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
Romans 2:4–5
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
Malachi 3:15
So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
Malachi 2:17
You 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?”
2 Peter 3:15
Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
Psalm 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.”
Exodus 2:23–24
After 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.
Psalm 109:22
For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
Psalm 69:26
For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
Exodus 22:27
…because 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.

Glossary

Book of Job

Topics

God: Mercy of God: Providence of, Mysterious and Misinterpreted Homicide: Felonious, or Murder Wicked (People): Described Wicked (People): Temporal Punishment of

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