Job 22:6
For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.
Young's Literal Translation
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
5Is not thy wickedness abundant? And there is no end to thine iniquities.
7Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.
Cross References
Exodus 22:26if thou dost at all take in pledge the garment of thy neighbour, during the going in of the sun thou dost return it to him:
Deuteronomy 24:10'When thou liftest up on thy brother a debt of anything, thou dost not go in unto his house to obtain his pledge;
Job 24:3The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,
Job 29:12For I deliver the afflicted who is crying, And the fatherless who hath no helper.
Job 31:20If his loins have not blessed me, And from the fleece of my sheep He doth not warm himself,
Ezekiel 18:12The afflicted and needy he hath oppressed, Plunder he hath taken violently away, A pledge he doth not return, And unto the idols he hath lifted up his eyes, Abomination he hath done!
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 →