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Proverbs 21:13

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

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אֹטֵ֣םotemnarrowאָטַםverb, qal, participle, absolute — “narrow”, a verb used as a describing wordH331to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)narrow, shut, stop.אָ֭זְנוֹazenvoearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.מִזַּעֲקַתmizaaqatfrom cryזַעַקpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “from cry”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2201a shriek or outcrycry(-ing).דָּ֑לdalleanדַּלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “lean”, the ordinary formH1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thinlean, needy, poor (man), weaker.גַּֽםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.ה֥וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יִ֝קְרָ֗אyiqracallקָרָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “call”, an unfinished actionH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יֵעָנֶֽהyeanehshoutעָנָהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be answered.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

World English Bible

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

Darby Translation

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.

Douay-Rheims

He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself and shall not be heard.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be answered.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὃς φράσσει τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ τοῦ μὴ ἐπακοῦσαι ἀσθενοῦς, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπικαλέσεται καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ εἰσακούων.