Job 22:6
For thou hast taken away the pledge of thy brethren without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
In Context
5And not for thy manifold wickedness, and thy infinite iniquities?
7Thou hast not given water to the weary, thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry.
Cross References
Exodus 22:26If thou take of thy neighbour a garment in pledge, thou shalt give it him again before sunset.
Deuteronomy 24:10When thou shalt demand of thy neighbour any thing that he oweth thee, thou shalt not go into his house to take away a pledge :
Job 24:3They have driven away the ass of the fatherless, and have taken away the widow's ox for a pledge.
Job 29:12Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless that had no helper.
Job 31:20If his sides have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep:
Ezekiel 18:12That grieveth the needy and the poor, that taketh away by violence, that restoreth not the pledge, and that lifteth up his eyes to idols, that committeth abomination:
Matthew Henry on Job 22:6-15
Job Accused of Various Crimes. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee,… Read the whole commentary →