Parallel Verses
King James 2000
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
New American Standard Bible
They take the
King James Version
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Holman Bible
and take the widow’s ox as collateral.
International Standard Version
They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan;
A Conservative Version
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless. They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
American Standard Version
They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Amplified
“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
Bible in Basic English
They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.
Darby Translation
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge;
Julia Smith Translation
They will lead away the ass of the orphans, and they will take for pledge, the widow's ox.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They drive away [the] donkey of orphans; they take [the] widow's ox as a pledge.
Modern King James verseion
They drive away the ass of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that drive away the ass of the fatherless; that take the widow's ox for a pledge;
NET Bible
They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the widow's ox as a pledge.
New Heart English Bible
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
The Emphasized Bible
The ass of the fatherless, they drive off, they take in pledge the ox of the widow;
Webster
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
World English Bible
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Youngs Literal Translation
The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,
Themes
Business life » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
Business life » The credit system » Creditors, general references to
Credit system » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
Credit system » Creditors, general references to
Creditors » Often cruel in exacting debts
Fatherless » The wicked » Oppress
Oxen » The wicked often took, in pledge from the poor
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Topics
Interlinear
Nahag
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 24:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Eighth Speech, Continued
2 Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed on them. 3 They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge. 4 They drive the needy off the road: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:6
No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone in pledge: for he takes a man's living in pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:10-13
When you do lend your brother anything, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:17-21
You shall not pervert the justice due the stranger, nor the fatherless; nor take a widow's clothing as pledge:
1 Samuel 12:3
Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes with? and I will restore it to you.
Job 22:6-9
For you have taken a pledge from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Job 31:16-17
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;