From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.Job 24:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מֵ֘עִ֤יר מְתִ֨ים׀ יִנְאָ֗קוּ וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־חֲלָלִ֥ים תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׂ֥ים תִּפְלָֽה׃
- מֵ֘עִ֤ירme.'Ir“from [the] city”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- מְתִ֨ים׀me.Tim“men”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַת · “man” · Strong's H4962
- יִנְאָ֗קוּyin.'A.ku“they groan”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָאַק · “to groan” · Strong's H5008
- וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ve.ne.fesh-“and [the] throat of”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
- חֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.Lim“[those] fatally wounded”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָלָל · “wounded” · Strong's H2491H
- תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַte.sha.Ve.a'“it cries for help”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁוַע · “to cry” · Strong's H7768
- וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּve.'e.Lo.ah“and God”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱלֹהַּ · “god” · Strong's H0433
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יָשִׂ֥יםya.Sim“he puts”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
- 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)