12 From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
Job 24:12
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Job 36:12–14
12 But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge. 13 The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help. 14 They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.
Isaiah 33:6–8
6 He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure. 7 Behold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly. 8 The highways are deserted; travel h…
Job 35:11–13
11 who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’ 12 There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men. 13 Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
Job 19:6–8
6 then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me. 7 Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice. 8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
Job 30:23–25
23 Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living. 24 Yet no one stretches out his hand to a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress. 25 Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
Isaiah 22:1–3
1 This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops, 2 O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle. 3 All your rulers have fled together, captu…
Isaiah 24:11–13
11 In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land. 12 The city is left in ruins; its gate is reduced to rubble. 13 So will it be on the earth and among the nations, like a harvested olive tree, like a gleaning after a gra…
Nahum 3:1–2
1 Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. 2 The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!
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