New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 24:2-11

2 1Some 2remove the landmarks; They seize and 3devour flocks.3They drive away the donkeys of the 4orphans; They take the 5widow’s ox for a pledge.4They push 6the needy aside from the road; The 7poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.5Behold, as 8wild donkeys in the wilderness They 9go forth seeking food in their activity, As 10bread for their children in the desert.6They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.7 11They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold.8They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter.9 12Others snatch the 13orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge.10They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.11Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst.

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1. Job 24:2 Lit They ↩
2. Job 24:2 Deut 19:14; 27:17; Prov 23:10 ↩
3. Job 24:2 Or pasture ↩
4. Job 24:3 Job 6:27 ↩
5. Job 24:3 Deut 24:17; Job 22:9 ↩
6. Job 24:4 Job 24:14; 29:16; 30:25; 31:19 ↩
7. Job 24:4 Job 29:12; Ps 41:1; Prov 14:31; 28:28; Amos 8:4 ↩
8. Job 24:5 Job 39:5-8 ↩
9. Job 24:5 Ps 104:23 ↩
10. Job 24:5 Lit his bread ↩
11. Job 24:7 Ex 22:26; Job 22:6 ↩
12. Job 24:9 Lit They ↩
13. Job 24:9 Job 6:27 ↩

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