Job 24:4
The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
In Context
3They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.
Cross References
Job 29:12For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.
Job 31:16If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;
Psalms 109:16Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.
Proverbs 28:12When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.
Proverbs 30:14There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.
Ezekiel 18:12Has 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,
Matthew Henry on Job 24:2-13
Outward Prosperity of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days? 2 Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. 3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge. 4 They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together. 5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food… Read the whole commentary →