Job 24:10

From the naked and those who do not have enough clothing, and from the hungry, they have taken away sheaves of grain.

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In The King James Version

They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;

In Context

9They have used violence to deprive orphans, and they have robbed the poor common people.

11They take their midday rest among the stockpiles of those who, though they have trodden the winepresses, suffer thirst.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 24:19When you have reaped the grain in your field, and, having forgotten, you leave behind a sheaf, you shall not return to take it away. Instead, you shall permit the new arrival, and the orphan, and the widow to take it away, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the works of your hands.

Amos 5:11Therefore, on his behalf, because you have torn apart the poor and stolen choice prey from him: you will build houses with square stones and you will not dwell in them; you will plant the most delightful vineyards, and you will not drink wine from them.

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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