Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.
New American Standard Bible
They seize and
King James Version
Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
Holman Bible
They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.
International Standard Version
They move boundary stones, steal flocks, and pasture them.
A Conservative Version
There are [men] who remove the landmarks. They take away flocks violently, and feed them.
American Standard Version
There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
Amplified
“Some remove the landmarks;
They [violently] seize and pasture flocks [appropriating land and flocks openly].
Darby Translation
They remove the landmarks; they violently take away the flocks and pasture them;
Julia Smith Translation
They will remove the bound; they will strip off the flock, and they will feed.
King James 2000
Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed on them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They remove border [stones]; they seize flocks, and they pasture [them].
Modern King James verseion
They remove the landmarks; they seize flocks and feed them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For some men there be, that remove other men's landmarks; that rob them of their cattle, and keep the same for their own;
NET Bible
Men move boundary stones; they seize the flock and pasture them.
New Heart English Bible
There are people who remove the landmarks. They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
The Emphasized Bible
Boundaries, men move back, flocks, they seize and consume;
Webster
Some remove the landmarks: they violently take away flocks, and their feed.
World English Bible
There are people who remove the landmarks. They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
Youngs Literal Translation
The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.
Themes
Corruption » In politics in the church » The prevalence of violence
The Nation » Appointed by God corrupt » The prevalence of violence
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
The world » Conformity to forbidden creation of » Filled with violence
Topics
Interlinear
Nasag
Gazal
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 24:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Eighth Speech, Continued
1 Why are times not stored up by the Ruler of all, and why do those who have knowledge of him not see his days? 2 The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers. 3 They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:14
Your neighbour's landmark, which was put in its place by the men of old times, is not to be moved or taken away in the land of your heritage which the Lord your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 27:17
Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's landmark from its place. And let all the people say, So be it.
Proverbs 23:10
Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father;
Job 1:15
And the men of Sheba came against them and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
Job 1:17
And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The Chaldaeans made themselves into three bands, and came down on the camels and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
Job 5:5
Their produce is taken by him who has no food, and their grain goes to the poor, and he who is in need of water gets it from their spring.
Proverbs 22:28
Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place.
Hosea 5:10
The rulers of Judah are like those who take away a landmark; I will let loose my wrath on them like flowing water.