Job 24:4

They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

In Context

3The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,

5Lo, wild asses in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself — food for young ones.

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Cross References

Job 29:12For I deliver the afflicted who is crying, And the fatherless who hath no helper.

Job 31:16If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,

Psalms 109:16Because that he hath not remembered to do kindness, And pursueth the poor man and needy, And the smitten of heart — to slay,

Proverbs 28:12In the exulting of the righteous the glory [is] abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.

Proverbs 30:14A generation — swords [are] their teeth, And knives — their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from [among] men.

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 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 →

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