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Whoever shutsאֹטֵםhis earאָזְנוֹto the cryמִזַּעֲקַתof the poor,דָּלhe tooגַּם הוּאwill cry outיִקְרָאand will notוְלֹאbe answered.יֵעָנֶה
Proverbs 21:13
Study it in the app“Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.”
Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will cry out and not be answeredJustice and mercy
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:13, word by word
- Whoever shutsאֹטֵםotem
close, shut
Close, stop up (the lips, the ears). Of a window, to be closed or narrowed inward; its exact sense in 1 Kings 6:4 is uncertain.
Where else “otem” appears- his earאָזְנazn
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azn” appears- to the cryזַּעֲקַתzaakat
outcry
Cry, outcry: the cry of someone who suffers injustice and calls for help.
Where else “zaakat” appears- of the poorדָּלdal
poor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dal” appears- will cry outיִקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- be answeredיֵעָנֶהyeane
hear prayer
God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.
Where else “yeane” appears
The context
12The righteous considers the house of the wicked; he overturns the wicked to ruin.
13 · This verse (above)
14A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.