Job 24:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 24:3

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.

6 They gather their fodder in the field
And glean in the vineyard of the wicked.

7 They ^aspend the night naked, without clothing,
And have no covering in the cold.

8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains,
And ^ahuddle around the rock for want of shelter.

9 “Some snatch the fatherless from the breast,
And take a pledge from the poor.

10 They cause the poor to go naked, without ^aclothing;
And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.

11 They press out oil within their walls,
And tread winepresses, yet suffer thirst.

Verse Comparison: Job 24:3

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American Standard Version
They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Amplified® Bible
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Contemporary English Version
They cheat orphans and widows by taking their donkeys and oxen.

Darby English Version
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge;

Good News Bible
They take donkeys that belong to orphans, and keep a widow's ox till she pays her debts.

King James Version
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

New American Standard Bible
"They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

New International Version
They drive away the orphan's donkey
and take the widow's ox in pledge.

New King James Version
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless;
They take the widow’s ox as a pledge.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Revised Standard Version
They drive away the ass of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Young's Literal Translation
The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,

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Job Complains of Violence on the Earth

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