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Job 24:3
3They take away a donkey that belongs to a child who has no family. They take an ox away from a widow, when they lend money to her.
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
1Why has Almighty God not yet decided the time when he will judge wicked people? People who serve him faithfully continue to wait for justice. 2Wicked men move the stones that show the edge of their neighbour's land. They take their neighbour's land and his sheep for themselves. They take away a donkey that belongs to a child who has no family. They take an ox away from a widow, when they lend money to her. 4They stop poor people from receiving justice. Poor people have to run away from them and hide. 5Poor people have to look for food to eat, like wild donkeys in the desert. They have to find food for their children to eat.
Read all of Job 24Job 24:3 word by word
חֲמ֣וֹר יְתוֹמִ֣ים יִנְהָ֑גוּ יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ שׁ֣וֹר אַלְמָנָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 24:3
- Job 22:6You took things from your friends when you lent money to them. You had no reason to do that. You even took away the only clothes that poor people were wearing.
- Job 31:16I have never refused to help people who are poor. I have always helped widows to hope for good things.
- Deuteronomy 24:6When you lend money to people, you may take something from them as a guarantee. But do not take the stones that they use to make grain into flour. Do not take either of the stones. People need both those stones to make food to stay alive. So do not take away their life.
- 1 Samuel 12:3Look at me. I stand here where the Lord and his chosen king can see me. Speak now if I have done any wrong thing against you. Have I taken anyone's cow or anyone's donkey? Have I cheated anyone? Have I been cruel to anyone? Have I received bribes from anyone to say that they are not guilty? If I have done any of those things, tell me! Then I will pay back my debt.’
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
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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
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