Job 24:3

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 are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days? 2Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks. They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge. 4They push the needy aside from the road; The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether. 5Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert.

Job 24:3 word by word

חֲמ֣וֹר יְתוֹמִ֣ים יִנְהָ֑גוּ יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ שׁ֣וֹר אַלְמָנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• They driveנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• awayנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• the donkeysחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• orphansיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• They takeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
• widow’sאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• for a pledgeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254

Cross-references for Job 24:3

• Job 22:6For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked.
• Job 31:16“If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
• Deuteronomy 24:6“No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge.
• 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am; bear witness against me before the Lord and His anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? I will restore it to you.”

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

Topics related to Job 24:3

• Creditor
• Dishonesty
• Homicide
• Orphan
• Pawn
• Wicked (People)
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• Covering
• Light
• Pluck
• Tread
• Borrowing
• Fatherless
• Job, Book of
• Palestine
• Pledge

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