Job

Job 24:12

¹²From the city, men groan,

and the souls of the wounded cry out,

yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From the city	מֵ֘עִ֤יר	mê·‘îr	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
men	מְתִ֨ים׀	mə·ṯîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4962 male, man
groan	יִנְאָ֗קוּ	yin·’ā·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5008 groan
and the souls	וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־	wə·ne·p̄eš-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of the wounded	חֲלָלִ֥ים	ḥă·lā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2491 pierced
cry out	תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ	tə·šaw·wê·a‘	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7768 cry out for help
yet God	וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ	we·’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
charges	יָשִׂ֥ים	yā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
no one	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
with wrongdoing	תִּפְלָֽה׃	tip̄·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8604 unsavouriness, unseemliness

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.