Job 24:3

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 24:6 : 6 `None doth take in pledge millstones, and rider, for life it `is' he is taking in pledge.
  • Deut 24:10-13 : 10 `When thou liftest up on thy brother a debt of anything, thou dost not go in unto his house to obtain his pledge; 11 at the outside thou dost stand, and the man on whom thou art lifting `it' up is bringing out unto thee the pledge at the outside. 12 `And if he is a poor man, thou dost not lie down with his pledge; 13 thou dost certainly give back to him the pledge at the going in of the sun, and he hath lain down in his own raiment, and hath blessed thee; and to thee it is righteousness before Jehovah thy God.
  • Deut 24:17-21 : 17 `Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take in pledge the garment of a widow; 18 and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in Egypt, and Jehovah thy God doth ransom thee from thence; therefore I am commanding thee to do this thing. 19 `When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgotten a sheaf in a field, thou dost not turn back to take it; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is; so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in all the work of thy hands. 20 `When thou beatest thine olive, thou dost not examine the branch behind thee; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is. 21 `When thou cuttest thy vineyard, thou dost not glean behind thee; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is;
  • 1 Sam 12:3 : 3 `Lo, here `am' I; testify against me, over-against Jehovah, and over-against His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide mine eyes with it? -- and I restore to you.'
  • Job 22:6-9 : 6 For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off. 7 Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread. 8 As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it. 9 Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.
  • Job 31:16-17 : 16 If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume, 17 And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 24:8-10
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    85%

    8From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge -- have embraced a rock.

    9They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.

    10Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry -- have taken away a sheaf.

  • Job 24:2
    84%

    2The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.

  • Job 24:4-6
    3 verses
    84%

    4They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.

    5Lo, wild asses in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself -- food for young ones.

    6In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.

  • Isa 10:2
    78%

    2To turn aside from judgment the poor, And to take violently away the judgment Of the afflicted of My people, That widows may be their prey, That the fatherless they may spoil.

  • Deut 24:17
    77%

    17`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take in pledge the garment of a widow;

  • Ps 94:6
    77%

    6Widow and sojourner they slay, And fatherless ones they murder.

  • Job 22:9
    76%

    9Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.

  • Mic 2:2
    74%

    2And they have desired fields, And they have taken violently, And houses, and they have taken away, And have oppressed a man and his house, Even a man and his inheritance.

  • Deut 28:31
    74%

    31thine ox `is' slaughtered before thine eyes, and thou dost not eat of it; thine ass `is' taken violently away from before thee, and it is not given back to thee; thy sheep `are' given to thine enemies, and there is no saviour for thee.

  • Ezek 22:7
    74%

    7Father and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Fatherless and widow they oppressed in thee.

  • Prov 23:10
    73%

    10Remove not a border of olden times, And into fields of the fatherless enter not,

  • Amos 2:7-8
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    73%

    7Who are panting for the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, And the way of the humble they turn aside, And a man and his father go unto the damsel, So as to pollute My holy name.

    8And on pledged garments they stretch themselves near every altar, And the wine of fined ones they drink `in' the house of their gods.

  • Prov 22:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22Rob not the poor because he `is' poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.

    23For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

  • Lam 5:3
    72%

    3Orphans we have been -- without a father, our mothers `are' as widows.

  • Job 6:27
    72%

    27Anger on the fatherless ye cause to fall, And are strange to your friend.

  • Deut 24:19-21
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    72%

    19`When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgotten a sheaf in a field, thou dost not turn back to take it; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is; so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in all the work of thy hands.

    20`When thou beatest thine olive, thou dost not examine the branch behind thee; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is.

    21`When thou cuttest thy vineyard, thou dost not glean behind thee; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is;

  • Amos 8:4
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    4Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land,

  • Jer 5:28
    72%

    28They have been fat, they have shone, Yea, they have overpassed the acts of the evil, Judgment they have not judged, The judgment of the fatherless -- and they prosper, And the judgment of the needy they have not judged.

  • Deut 27:19
    72%

    19`Cursed `is' he who is turning aside the judgment of fatherless, sojourner, and widow, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

  • Gen 34:28
    71%

    28their flock and their herd, and their asses, and that which `is' in the city, and that which `is' in the field, have they taken;

  • Deut 24:6
    71%

    6`None doth take in pledge millstones, and rider, for life it `is' he is taking in pledge.

  • Exod 22:22
    71%

    22`Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;

  • Job 24:21
    71%

    21Treating evil the barren `who' beareth not, And `to' the widow he doth no good,

  • Job 22:6
    71%

    6For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.

  • Isa 1:23
    71%

    23Thy princes `are' apostates, and companions of thieves, Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, The fatherless they judge not, And the plea of the widow cometh not to them.

  • Job 5:5
    71%

    5Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.

  • Deut 24:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11at the outside thou dost stand, and the man on whom thou art lifting `it' up is bringing out unto thee the pledge at the outside.

    12`And if he is a poor man, thou dost not lie down with his pledge;

  • Ps 82:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

    4Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

  • Exod 22:10
    70%

    10`When a man doth give unto his neighbour an ass, or ox, or sheep, or any beast to keep, and it hath died, or hath been hurt, or taken captive, none seeing --

  • Job 31:16
    70%

    16If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,

  • Exod 23:6
    70%

    6`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

  • Isa 5:23
    70%

    23Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.

  • Amos 5:11
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    11Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

  • 1 Sam 8:16
    70%

    16And your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your young men -- the best, and your asses, he doth take, and hath prepared for his own work;

  • Amos 4:1
    70%

    1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, Who `are' in the mountain of Samaria, Who are oppressing the poor, Who are bruising the needy, Who are saying to their lords: `Bring in, and we do drink.'

  • Exod 22:24
    70%

    24and Mine anger hath burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans.

  • Ezek 22:29
    70%

    29The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed -- without judgment.

  • Job 20:19
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    19For he oppressed -- he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.

  • Prov 28:3
    69%

    3A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, `Is' a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.

  • Isa 3:14
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    14Jehovah into judgment doth enter With elders of His people, and its heads: `And ye, ye have consumed the vineyard, Plunder of the poor `is' in your houses.