God’s Word Translation
Job 24:3
3They drive away the orphan’s donkey. They take the widow’s ox as security for a loan.
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 doesn’t the Almighty set aside times ⌞for punishment⌟? Why don’t those who are close to him see his days ⌞of judgment⌟? 2“⌞People⌟ move boundary markers. They steal flocks and tend them as shepherds. They drive away the orphan’s donkey. They take the widow’s ox as security for a loan. 4They force needy people off the road. All the poor people of the country go into hiding. 5Like wild donkeys in the desert, poor people go out to do their work, looking for food. The plains provide food for their children.
Read all of Job 24Job 24:3 word by word
חֲמ֣וֹר יְתוֹמִ֣ים יִנְהָ֑גוּ יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ שׁ֣וֹר אַלְמָנָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 24:3
- Job 22:6For no reason you take your brothers’ goods as security for a loan and strip them of their clothes.
- Job 31:16“If I have refused the requests of the poor or made a widow’s eyes stop ⌞looking for help⌟,
- Deuteronomy 24:6Never let a family’s handmill for grinding flour—or even part of a handmill—be taken to guarantee a loan. The family wouldn’t be able to prepare food in order to stay alive.
- 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am. Testify against me in front of the Lord and in front of his anointed king. Did I take anyone’s ox? Did I take anyone’s donkey? Did I cheat or oppress anyone? Did I take a bribe from anyone to look the other way? ⌞If so,⌟ I will give it all back.”
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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