Job 24:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 24:2

Job Complains of Violence on the Earth

1 “Since ^atimes are not hidden from the Almighty,
Why do those who know Him see not His ^bdays?

2 “Some remove ^alandmarks;
They seize flocks violently and feed on them;

3 They drive away the donkey of the fatherless;
They ^atake the widow’s ox as a pledge.

4 They push the needy off the road;
All the ^apoor of the land are forced to hide.

5 Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert,
They go out to their work, searching for food.
The wilderness yields food for them and for their children.

Verse Comparison: Job 24:2

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American Standard Version
There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.

Amplified® Bible
Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks and pasture them [appropriating land and flocks openly].

Contemporary English Version
Sinners remove boundary markers and take care of sheep they have stolen.

Darby English Version
They remove the landmarks; they violently take away the flocks and pasture them;

Good News Bible
People move property lines to get more land; they steal sheep and put them with their own flocks.

King James Version
Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.

New American Standard Bible
"Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.

New International Version
Men move boundary stones;
they pasture flocks they have stolen.

New King James Version
“Some remove landmarks;
They seize flocks violently and feed on them;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.

Revised Standard Version
Men remove landmarks; they seize flocks and pasture them.

Young's Literal Translation
The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.

New English Translation
Men¹ move boundary stones; they seize the flock and pasture them.²

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