Job 24:3
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take in pledge the widow's ox.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
In Context
2[The wicked] remove landmarks: they rob flocks, and feed them.
4They chase the needy out of the highway: altogether hide themselves the poor of the earth.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:6No man shall take to pledge the nether or the upper millstone; for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:10When thou dost lend thy brother any thing as a loan, thou shalt not go into his house to take his pledge.
1 Samuel 12:3Behold, here am I; testify against me in the presence of the Lord, and in the presence of his anointed: Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I received any ransom so that I withdrew my eyes from him? and I will restore it you.
Job 31:16If ever I denied the wish of the indigent, or ever allowed the eyes of the widow to fall [in vain hopes];
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 →