Job 24:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 24:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 24:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 24:12 — KJV
“Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.”
— Job 24:12 (KJV)
Job 24:12 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 24:12
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Job 24:12: men, city, wounded
“The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. merciful...: Heb. men of kindness, or, godliness from...: or, from that which is evil”
Shares key themes with Job 24:12: men, yet, god
“For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire. wounded: Heb. thrust through”
Shares key themes with Job 24:12: men, city, wounded
“God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. his iniquity: that is, the punishment of his iniquity”
Shares key themes with Job 24:12: men, yet, god
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with Job 24:12: men, soul, god
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