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Job 24:12

JusticeSufferingDoubt

10 Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.

11 They crush olives within their walls; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.

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

13 Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.

14 When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.

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BSB
From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
KJV
Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
WEB
From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn’t regard the folly.
ASV
From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.
DARBY
Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out; and God imputeth not the impiety.
BLB
From the city men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out; yet God does not ascribe impropriety.
ÅB
Fra byen lyder døendes stønn, og de hårdt sårede skriker om hjelp; men Gud enser ikke slik urett.
OTB
Fra byen stønner folk,
Og de såredes sjeler roper;
Men Gud bryr seg ikke om uretten.
B1930
Fra byen lyder døendes stønn, og de hårdt sårede skriker om hjelp; men Gud enser ikke slik urett.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 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.

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  • Psalms 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.

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  • 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?

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:11–12

    When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.

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  • 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?”

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  • Malachi 3:15

    So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”

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  • Judges 10:16

    So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

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  • Psalms 109:22

    For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.

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