Job 24:3

Job 24:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
• New International Version (NIV)They drive away the orphan’s donkey and take the widow’s ox in pledge.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox as a pledge.

Context of Job 24:3

1“Why does the Almighty not set seasons for judgment? Why do those who know Him not see His days [for punishment of the wicked]? 2Some remove the landmarks; They [violently] seize and pasture flocks [appropriating land and flocks openly]. They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge. 4They crowd the needy off the road; The poor of the land all hide themselves. 5Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, The poor go to their work, diligently seeking food; As bread for their children in the desert.

Job 24:3 word by word

חֲמ֣וֹר יְתוֹמִ֣ים יִנְהָ֑גוּ יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ שׁ֣וֹר אַלְמָנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They drive awayנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• the assחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• of the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• they takeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
• the widow’sאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• for a pledgeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254

Cross-references for Job 24:3

• Job 22:6For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked.
• Job 31:16“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
• Deuteronomy 24:6“No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone [used to grind grain into bread] as security [for a debt], for he would be taking a [person’s] life in pledge.
• 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and [Saul] His anointed [if I have done someone wrong]. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I exploited? Whom have I oppressed or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes [to the truth]? [Tell me and] I will restore it to you.”

Commentaries on Job 24:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3They drive away the ass of the fatherless - Of the orphan, who cannot protect himself, and whose only property may consist in this useful animal. Injury done to an orphan is always regarded as a crime of special magnitude, for they are unable to protect themselves; see the notes at Job 22:9. They take the widow‘s ox for a pledge - See the notes at Job 22:6. The widow was dependent on her ox to till the ground, and hence, the crime of taking it away in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The law prohibited taking essential possessions as security or a down payment for a loan (22:6–9; Deuteronomy 24:6, 10–13, 17–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-242-24. Instances of the wicked doing the worst deeds with seeming impunity (Job 24:2-24). Some--the wicked. landmarks--boundaries between different pastures (De 19:14; Pr 22:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 24:3

• Creditor
• Dishonesty
• Homicide
• Orphan
• Pawn
• Wicked (People)
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• Covering
• Light
• Pluck
• Tread
• Borrowing
• Fatherless
• Job, Book of
• Palestine
• Pledge

Commentaries on Job 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary