Job 24:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

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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 24:6 : 6 No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh [a man's] life to pledge.
Deut 24:10-13 : 10 When thou dost lend thy neighbor any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. 11 Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee. 12 And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge; 13 thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before Jehovah thy God.
Deut 24:17-21 : 17 Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to the sojourner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge; 18 but thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and Jehovah thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing. 19 When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands. 20 When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 21 When thou gatherest [the grapes of] thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
1 Sam 12:3 : 3 Here I am: witness against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
Job 22:6-9 : 6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 31:16-17 : 16 If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17 Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Job 24:8-10
3 verses
85%
8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
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.
Job 24:2
84%
2There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
Job 24:4-6
3 verses
84%
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.
Isa 10:2
78%
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!
Deut 24:17
77%
17Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to the sojourner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge;
Ps 94:6
77%
6They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless.
Job 22:9
76%
9Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Mic 2:2
74%
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.
Deut 28:31
74%
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 22:7
74%
7In thee have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.
Prov 23:10
73%
10Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Amos 2:7-8
2 verses
73%
7they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the [same] maiden, to profane my holy name:
8and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.
Prov 22:22-23
2 verses
73%
22Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
Lam 5:3
72%
3We are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.
Job 6:27
72%
27Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.
Deut 24:19-21
3 verses
72%
19When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
20When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
21When thou gatherest [the grapes of] thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Amos 8:4
72%
4Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
Jer 5:28
72%
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.
Deut 27:19
72%
19Cursed be he that wresteth the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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;
Deut 24:6
71%
6No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh [a man's] life to pledge.
Exod 22:22
71%
22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Job 24:21
71%
21He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.
Job 22:6
71%
6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
Isa 1:23
71%
23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth bribes, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Job 5:5
71%
5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
Deut 24:11-12
2 verses
71%
11Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee.
12And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
Ps 82:3-4
2 verses
71%
3Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
4Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
Exod 22:10
70%
10If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:
Job 31:16
70%
16If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Exod 23:6
70%
6Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to thy poor in his cause.
Isa 5:23
70%
23that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Amos 5:11
70%
11Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
1 Sam 8:16
70%
16And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
Amos 4:1
70%
1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.
Exod 22:24
70%
24and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
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 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.
Prov 28:3
69%
3A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is [like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Isa 3:14
69%
14Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses: