Job 24:5

Job 24:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
• New International Version (NIV)Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go about their labor of foraging food; the wasteland provides food for their children.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, like wild donkeys in the desert the poor go out to their toil, seeking game; the wasteland yields food for their children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Job 24:5

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. 4They stop poor people from receiving justice. Poor people have to run away from them and hide. Poor people have to look for food to eat, like wild donkeys in the desert. They have to find food for their children to eat. 6They find grain in the fields of other people. They pick grapes that remain in the vineyards of wicked people. 7They have no clothes to wear during the cold nights. They sleep without anything to cover themselves.

Job 24:5 word by word

הֵ֤ן פְּרָאִ֨ים׀ בַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗ר יָצְא֣וּ בְּ֭פָעֳלָם מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י לַטָּ֑רֶף עֲרָבָ֥ה ל֥וֹ לֶ֝֗חֶם לַנְּעָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• wild assesפֶּ֫רֶאpere' pereh · wild donkeyH6501
• in the desertמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• go they forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• to their workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• rising betimesשָׁחַרshâchar · to seekH7836
• for a preyטֶ֫רֶףţereph · preyH2964
• the wildernessעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · plainH6160
• foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899
• childrenנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288

Cross-references for Job 24:5

• Job 39:5Did you send out the wild donkeys to go wherever they want?
• Jeremiah 2:24You are like a wild female donkey that lives in the wilderness. She lifts her nose to smell the air. She wants to find a male donkey. Nobody can control her. Male donkeys do not have to chase her. She will come to them to have sex with them. You are like that as you chase after false gods.
• Hosea 8:9Israel's rulers have gone to Assyria for help. They are like a wild donkey that goes here and there. Ephraim's people have paid money to get help from other nations. as if they are paying for lovers.
• Job 24:14Murderers rob people when it is still dark. They kill poor, weak people during the night.
• Proverbs 4:16Wicked people have to do evil things. They cannot go to sleep unless they have been cruel to someone that day.
• Hosea 7:6But the leaders are planning to murder the king. Their anger is like the fire of an oven. It burns slowly inside them all through the night. But in the morning the fire is too strong to hold.
• Micah 2:1Micah continues: People who prepare to do bad things should be afraid. God will do bad things to them! While they lie in bed, they think about bad things to do. Then, when the morning comes, they do those bad things. They have the authority to do whatever they want to do.
• Zephaniah 3:3The rulers of the city make a very loud noise with their voices like big wild animals. Its judges are like hungry wolves. They are like wolves that have even eaten all an animal's bones before morning.
• John 18:28The Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas's house to the Roman ruler's big house. It was early in the morning. The Jewish leaders wanted to follow the Jewish rules so that they could eat the Passover meal. They did not go into the ruler's house, because it would have made them unclean.
• Acts 23:12The next morning, a group of Jews talked together about how they might kill Paul. They agreed to make a promise to God. They would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
• Job 5:5Hungry people take their crops to eat. They even take them from among the weeds. Thirsty people take the fool's money for themselves.
• Job 12:6But robbers seem to live in peace. They cause God to be angry but they think that they are safe. They trust their own strength as their god.
• Genesis 16:12Like a wild donkey, nobody will be able to rule him. He will fight against everyone, and everyone will fight against him. He will think that everyone is his enemy. He will keep away from his brothers.’
• Genesis 27:40You will have to fight to get the things that you need. You will serve your brother as your master. But when you choose to turn against him, you will become free from his power over you.’

Commentaries on Job 24:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Rising betimes for a prey - The general sense here seems plain enough. There are some who live a lawless roaming life: make a predatory life their employment; for this purpose, frequent the wilderness, where they seize on and appropriate whatsoever they find, and by this method they and their families are supported. Mr. Good says: "The sense has never yet been understood by any commentator;" and hence he proposes a different division of the words, placing…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Behold, as wild asses in the desert - In regard to the wild ass, see the notes at Job 6:5. Schultens, Good, Noyes, and Wemyss, understand this, not as referring to the haughty tyrants themselves, but to the oppressed and needy wretches whom they had driven from society, and compelled to seek a precarious subsistence, like the wild ass, in the desert. They suppose that the meaning is, that these outcasts go to their daily toil seeking roots and vegetables…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-17This list of criminal behaviors first emphasizes crimes against weak people (24:2–12). Then it examines the criminals themselves (24:13–17).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 24:5

• Animals
• Ass (Donkey)
• Dishonesty
• Homicide
• Wicked (People)

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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