Job 24:11,12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

Which make oil within their walls The walls of the rich oppressors, for their use and benefit. And tread their wine-presses That is, the grapes in their wine-presses; and suffer thirst Because they are not permitted to quench their thirst out of the wine which they make. Men groan Under the burden of injuries and grievous oppressions; from out of the city Not only in deserts, or less inhabited places, where these tyrants have the greater opportunity to practise their villanies; but even in cities, where there is a face of order, and government, and courts of justice, and a multitude of people to observe and restrain such actions; whereby they plainly declare that they neither fear God nor reverence man. The soul of the wounded crieth out The life or blood of those who are wounded to death (as the word חללים, chalalim, properly signifies) crieth aloud to God for vengeance; yet God layeth not folly to them Does not appear to impute, or lay to their charge, this folly, or wickedness; does not punish them for it as it deserves.

Job 24:11-12

11 Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.

12 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.