12Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.


In Context

9 They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.

10 Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry — have taken away a sheaf.

11 Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.

12 Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.

13 They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.

14 At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.

Job 24:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly [to them. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:12The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the souls of the wounded cry out for help. But God charges no one with wrongdoing.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:12Out of the cities they have made men to groan, and the soul of the wounded hath cried out, and God doth not suffer it to pass unrevenged.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:12From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out; and +God imputeth not the impiety.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:12From out of the populous city men groan, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God imputeth it not for folly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:12From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn't regard the folly.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded cries out: yet God lays not folly to them.