Job 24:7

They take their rest at night without clothing, and have no cover in the cold.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.

In Context

6They get mixed grain from the field, and they take away the late fruit from the vines of those who have wealth.

8They are wet with the rain of the mountains, and get into the cracks of the rock for cover.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:26If 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:

Deuteronomy 24:12If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;

Job 22:6For 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.

Job 31:19If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;

Isaiah 58:7Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

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 →

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