Job 24:4
They push the poor out of their way; the destitute are forced to hide from them.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
In Context
3They steal the orphan's donkey; they take the widow's ox as security for a debt.
Cross References
Job 29:12because I gave to the poor who called out to me and the orphans who had no one to help them.
Job 31:16Have I refused to give the poor what they needed, or caused widows to despair?
Psalms 109:16For he didn't think to be kind to others, instead he harassed and killed the poor, the needy, the brokenhearted.
Proverbs 28:12When good people win, everyone celebrates, but when the wicked come to power, people hide.
Proverbs 30:14There are some who have teeth like swords, incisors like knives, ready to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from society.
Ezekiel 18:12He exploits the poor and those in need. He robs others, and he doesn't give back what a debtor has given him as security. He worships idols. He commits disgusting sins.
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 →