Job 24:12

From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
Job 24:12
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Original language (Hebrew)

מֵ֘עִ֤יר מְתִ֨ים׀ יִנְאָ֗קוּ וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־חֲלָלִ֥ים תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׂ֥ים תִּפְלָֽה׃

  1. מֵ֘עִ֤ירme.'Ir“from [the] city”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  2. מְתִ֨ים׀me.Tim“men”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַת · “man” · Strong's H4962
  3. יִנְאָ֗קוּyin.'A.ku“they groan”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָאַק · “to groan” · Strong's H5008
  4. וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ve.ne.fesh-“and [the] throat of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
  5. חֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.Lim“[those] fatally wounded”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָלָל · “wounded” · Strong's H2491H
  6. תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַte.sha.Ve.a'“it cries for help”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁוַע · “to cry” · Strong's H7768
  7. וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּve.'e.Lo.ah“and God”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱלֹהַּ · “god” · Strong's H0433
  8. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. יָשִׂ֥יםya.Sim“he puts”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
  10. תִּפְלָֽה׃tif.Lah“offensiveness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תִּפְלָה · “folly” · Strong's H8604
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)