Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And stripped men naked.

King James Version

For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Holman Bible

For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,
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.

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the naked
ערם ערום 
`arowm 
Usage: 16

References

American

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Eliphaz's Third Speech

5 Is not your wickedness great? There is no end to your iniquities. 6 “For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And stripped men naked.
7 You have given no water to the weary to drink. You have withheld bread from the hungry.

Cross References

Exodus 22:26

If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sunsets,

Ezekiel 18:16

He does not oppress anyone. He does not keep the security for a loan. He does not rob anyone. He gives food to people who are hungry, and he gives clothes to those who are naked.

Job 24:3

They drive away the donkey of the orphan. They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Ezekiel 18:12

He oppresses the poor and needy. He robs. He does not return the security for a loan. He looks to idols for help. He does disgusting things.

Deuteronomy 24:6

Do not take a hand mill or an upper millstone as security for a debt. That would be taking away a man's livelihood.

Job 31:19-20

If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or a poor person without covering,

Deuteronomy 24:10-18

When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort do not go into his house and repossess the security.

Job 24:9-10

There are those who snatch the orphan child from the breast. They take as a pledge the infant of the poor.

Ezekiel 18:7

if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

Amos 2:8

They lie down beside every altar on clothes taken from indebtedness. In the house of their God they drink the wine they have confiscated.

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