Job 24:4
They force needy people out of their path; 1 poor people of the earth all hide themselves from them. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
In Context
3They drive away the donkey of those without fathers; 1 they take the widow's ox as security. 1
Cross References
Job 29:12because I rescued the one who was poor when he cried out, 1 and the one who had no father when he had no one to help him. 1
Job 31:16If I have withheld poor people from their desire, 1 or if I have caused the eyes of the widow to grow dim from crying, 1
Psalms 109:16May Yahweh do this because this man never bothered to show any covenant faithfulness, 1 but instead harassed the oppressed, the needy, 1 and the disheartened to death. 1
Proverbs 28:12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; 1 but when the wicked arise, people are sought out. 1
Proverbs 30:14There is a generation whose teeth are swords, 1 and their jawbones are like knives, 1 so they may devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity. 1
Ezekiel 18:12This man oppresses the poor and needy, and he seizes and robs, and he does not return a pledge, and he lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits disgusting actions,
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 →