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Proverbs 21:13

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
Proverbs 21:13
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אֹטֵ֣ם אָ֭זְנוֹ מִזַּעֲקַת־דָּ֑ל גַּֽם־ה֥וּא יִ֝קְרָ֗א וְלֹ֣א יֵעָנֶֽה׃

  1. אֹטֵ֣ם'o.Tem“[one who] shuts”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָטַם · “to shutter” · Strong's H0331
  2. אָ֭זְנוֹ'a.ze.no“ear his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫זֶן · “ear” · Strong's H0241G
  3. מִזַּעֲקַת־mi.za.'a.kat-“from [the] cry of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from זְעָקָה · “outcry” · Strong's H2201
  4. דָּ֑לDal“[the] poor”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from דַּל · “poor” · Strong's H1800
  5. גַּֽם־gam-“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  6. ה֥וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  7. יִ֝קְרָ֗אyik.Ra'“he will call out”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call out” · Strong's H7121I
  8. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. יֵעָנֶֽה׃ye.'a.Neh“he will be answered”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)