2 There are that remove the landmarks ; They violently take away H1497 flocks עֵ֥דֶר 'E.der H5739 , and feed H7462 them . 3 They drive away יִנְהָ֑גוּ yin.Ha.gu H5090 the ass of the fatherless יְתוֹמִ֣ים ye.to.Mim H3490 ; They take יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ yach.be.Lu H2254 the widow’s אַלְמָנָֽה׃ 'al.ma.Nah H490 ox שׁ֣וֹר Shor H7794 for a pledge. 4 They turn H5186 the needy אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים 'ev.yo.Nim H34 out of the way H1870 : The poor of the earth אָֽרֶץ׃ 'A.retz H776 all hide חֻ֝בְּא֗וּ chu.be.'U H2244 themselves . 5 Behold , as wild פְּרָאִ֨ים׀ pe.ra.'Im H6501 asses in the desert עֲרָבָ֥ה 'a.ra.Vah H6160 They go יָצְא֣וּ ya.tze.'U H3318 forth H3318 to their work בְּ֭פָעֳלָם Be.fo.'o.lom H6467 , seeking מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י me.sha.cha.Rei H7836 diligently for food לֶ֝֗חֶם Le.chem H3899 ; The wilderness בַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 yieldeth them bread H3899 for their children . 6 They cut their provender in the field בַּ֭שָּׂדֶה Ba.sa.deh H7704 ; And they glean the vintage of the wicked רָשָׁ֣ע ra.Sha' H7563 . 7 They lie all night naked עָר֣וֹם a.Rom H6174 without clothing לְב֑וּשׁ le.Vush H3830 , And have no covering כְּ֝ס֗וּת ke.Sut H3682 in the cold . 8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains הָרִ֣ים ha.Rim H2022 , And embrace חִבְּקוּ־ chi.be.ku- H2263 the rock צֽוּר׃ Tzur H6697 for want of a shelter מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה mach.Seh H4268 . 9 There are that pluck the fatherless יָת֑וֹם ya.Tom H3490 from the breast מִשֹּׁ֣ד mi.Shod H7699 , And take יַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃ yach.Bo.lu H2254 a pledge of the poor עָנִ֥י 'a.Ni H6041 ; 10 So that they go הִ֭לְּכוּ Hi.le.khu H1980 about naked עָר֣וֹם a.Rom H6174 without clothing לְב֑וּשׁ le.Vush H3830 , And being hungry H7456 they carry נָ֣שְׂאוּ Na.se.'u H5375 the sheaves. 11 They make oil within the walls H7791 of these men; They tread דָּ֝רְכ֗וּ da.re.Khu H1869 their winepresses H3342 , and suffer thirst . 12 From out of the populous city מֵ֘עִ֤יר me.'Ir H5892 men groan יִנְאָ֗קוּ yin.'A.ku H5008 , And the soul H5315 of the wounded חֲלָלִ֥ים cha.la.Lim H2491 crieth out : Yet God וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ ve.'e.Lo.ah H433 regardeth not the folly . Read all of Job 24 ← Job 23 Job 25 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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