Job 24:12

New Century Version

Dying people groan in the city, and the injured cry out for help, but God accuses no one of doing wrong.

Cross References

Genesis 4:10

Then the Lord said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Job 24:11

they crush olives to get oil and grapes to get wine, but they still go thirsty.

Job 24:13

“Those who fight against the light do not know God’s ways or stay in his paths.

Job 9:23

If the whip brings sudden death, God will laugh at the suffering of the innocent.

Job 9:24

When the land falls into the hands of evil people, he covers the judges’ faces so they can’t see it. If it is not God who does this, then who is it?

Psalm 10:13

Why do wicked people hate God? They say to themselves, “God won’t punish us.”

Psalm 109:22

I am poor and helpless and very sad.

Psalm 12:5

But the Lord says, “I will now rise up, because the poor are being hurt. Because of the moans of the helpless, I will give them the help they want.”

Psalm 50:21

I have kept quiet while you did these things, so you thought I was just like you. But I will scold you and accuse you to your face.

Psalm 69:26

They chase after those you have hurt, and they talk about the pain of those you have wounded.

Exodus 22:27

because it is the only cover to keep his body warm. He has nothing else to sleep in. If he cries out to me for help, I will listen, because I am merciful.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I saw all the people who were mistreated here on earth. I saw their tears and that they had no one to comfort them. Cruel people had all the power, and there was no one to comfort those they hurt.

Isaiah 52:5

“Now see what has happened,” says the Lord. “Another nation has taken away my people for nothing. This nation who rules them makes fun of me,” says the Lord. “All day long they speak against me.

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, when I bring my case to you, you are always right. But I want to ask you about the justice you give. Why are evil people successful? Why do dishonest people have such easy lives?

Jeremiah 12:2

You have put the evil people here like plants with strong roots. They grow and produce fruit. With their mouths they speak well of you, but their hearts are really far away from you.

Malachi 2:17

You have tired the Lord with your words. You ask, “How have we tired him?” You did it by saying, “The Lord thinks anyone who does evil is good, and he is pleased with them.” Or you asked, “Where is the God who is fair?”

Malachi 3:15

So we say that proud people are happy. Evil people succeed. They challenge God and get away with it.’ ”

2 Peter 3:15

Remember that we are saved because our Lord is patient. Our dear brother Paul told you the same thing when he wrote to you with the wisdom that God gave him.

Judges 10:16

Then the Israelites threw away the foreign gods among them, and they worshiped the Lord again. So he felt sorry for them when he saw their suffering.