Job 24:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Deut 19:14 : 14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Deut 27:17 : 17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Prov 23:10 : 10 Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Prov 22:28 : 28 Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.
Hos 5:10 : 10 The princes of Judah are like them that remove the landmark: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
Job 1:15 : 15 and the Sabeans fell [upon them], and took them away: yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Job 1:17 : 17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Job 5:5 : 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 24:3-6
4 verses
84%
3They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
4They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.
5Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wilderness [yieldeth] them bread for their children.
6They cut their provender in the field; And they glean the vintage of the wicked.
Job 24:9-11
3 verses
79%
9There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;
10[ So that] they go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves.
11They make oil within the walls of these men; They tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst.
Mic 2:2
79%
2And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Prov 23:10
75%
10Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Isa 10:2
74%
2to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
Prov 22:28
73%
28Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.
Mic 2:4
73%
4In that day shall they take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, [and] say, We are utterly ruined: he changeth the portion of my people: how doth he remove [it] from me! to the rebellious he divideth our fields.
Job 12:24
72%
24He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
Job 5:5
72%
5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
Ps 94:6
72%
6They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless.
Zech 11:5
72%
5whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not.
Amos 8:4
72%
4Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
Isa 5:17
72%
17Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.
Ezek 38:12
71%
12to take the spoil and to take the prey; to turn thy hand against the waste places that are [now] inhabited, and against the people that are gathered out of the nations, that have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the middle of the earth.
Prov 4:16-17
2 verses
71%
16For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
Deut 19:14
71%
14Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Jer 25:36-37
2 verses
71%
36A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and the wailing of the principal of the flock! for Jehovah layeth waste their pasture.
37And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.
Prov 22:23
71%
23For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
Deut 28:31
71%
31Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to save thee.
Ezek 34:19
71%
19And as for my sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
Jer 12:10
71%
10Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
Job 24:1
71%
1Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?
Ps 83:12
71%
12Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of God.
Isa 5:23
71%
23that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Ps 79:7
71%
7For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.
Job 12:20
71%
20He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.
Amos 6:3
71%
3—ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
Gen 34:28
71%
28They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field;
Ezek 34:3
71%
3Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill the fatlings; but ye feed not the sheep.
Isa 17:14
71%
14At eventide, behold, terror; [and] before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that despoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
Prov 1:19
71%
19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Job 20:19
70%
19For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
Job 30:5
70%
5They are driven forth from the midst [of men]; They cry after them as after a thief;
Obad 1:5
70%
5If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!), would they not steal [only] till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?
Ezek 22:29
70%
29The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.
Job 6:27
70%
27Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.
Mic 7:3
70%
3Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge [is ready] for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
1 Sam 8:14
70%
14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
Job 24:16
70%
16In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.
Deut 27:17
70%
17Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Jer 10:21
70%
21For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of Jehovah: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.
Jer 5:28
70%
28They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Prov 21:7
70%
7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.