Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Holman Bible
stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.
International Standard Version
"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing.
A Conservative Version
For thou have taken pledges from thy brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
American Standard Version
For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
Amplified
“For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And stripped men naked.
Darby Translation
For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.
Julia Smith Translation
For thou wilt take a pledge of thy brethren, in vain, and the garments of the naked thou wilt strip of
King James 2000
For you have taken a pledge from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Indeed, you have required a pledge from your family for nothing, and you have stripped off [the] clothes of [the] naked.
Modern King James verseion
For you have taken a pledge from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou hast taken the pledge from thy brethren for naught, and robbed the naked of their clothing;
NET Bible
"For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason, and you stripped the clothing from the naked.
New Heart English Bible
For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
The Emphasized Bible
Surely then hast been wont to put thy brother in pledge, for nothing, and, the garments of the ill-clad, hast thou stripped off:
Webster
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for naught, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
World English Bible
For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Youngs Literal Translation
For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.
Themes
false Accusations » General references to
Business life » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
Credit system » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
Evil » Slander » False accusations, general references to
The poor » Punishment for » Acting unjustly towards
Interlinear
Chabal
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Chinnam
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 22:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Third Speech
5 Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins. 6 For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it. 7 You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.
Cross References
Exodus 22:26
If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:
Ezekiel 18:16
Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;
Job 24:3
They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.
Ezekiel 18:12
Has done wrong to the poor and to him who is in need, and taken property by force, and has not given back to one in his debt what is his, and has given worship to images and has done disgusting things,
Deuteronomy 24:6
No one is to take, on account of a debt, the stones with which grain is crushed: for in doing so he takes a man's living.
Job 31:19-20
If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;
Deuteronomy 24:10-18
If you let your brother have the use of anything which is yours, do not go into his house and take anything of his as a sign of his debt;
Job 24:9-10
The child without a father is forced from its mother's breast, and they take the young children of the poor for debt.
Ezekiel 18:7
And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;
Amos 2:8
By every altar they are stretched on clothing taken from those who are in their debt, drinking in the house of their god the wine of those who have made payment for wrongdoing.