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 Living Translation (NLT)They take the orphan’s donkey and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan.

Context of Job 24:3

1“Since times are not hidden from the Almighty, Why do those who know Him see not His days? 2“Some remove landmarks; They seize flocks violently and feed on them; They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox as a pledge. 4They push the needy off the road; All the poor of the land are forced to hide. 5Indeed, 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.

Job 24:3 word by word

חֲמ֣וֹר יְתוֹמִ֣ים יִנְהָ֑גוּ יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ שׁ֣וֹר אַלְמָנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They drive awayנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• the assחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• of the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• they takeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
• the widow’sאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• for a pledgeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254

Cross-references for Job 24:3

• Job 22:6For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
• Job 31:16“If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
• Deuteronomy 24:6“No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone in pledge, for he takes one’s living in pledge.
• 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am. Witness against me before the Lord and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I received any bribe with which to blind my eyes? 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