Job 24:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.”

Job 24:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 24:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 24:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.”

Job 24:3 — World English Bible

Job 24:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.”

Job 24:3 — American Standard Version

Job 24:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Job 24:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 24:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge;”

Job 24:3 — Darby Translation

Job 24:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They leade away the asse of the fatherles: and take the widowes oxe to pledge.”

Job 24:3 — Geneva Bible

Job 24:3 in Context — Job 24

1 Pourquoi le Tout-Puissant ne met-il pas des temps en réserve, Et pourquoi ceux qui le connaissent ne voient-ils pas ses jours?

2 On déplace les bornes, On vole des troupeaux, et on les fait paître;

3 On enlève l’âne de l’orphelin, On prend pour gage le bœuf de la veuve;

4 On repousse du chemin les indigents, On force tous les malheureux du pays à se cacher.

5 Et voici, comme les ânes sauvages du désert, Ils sortent le matin pour chercher de la nourriture, Ils n’ont que le désert pour trouver le pain de leurs enfants;

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What Does Job 24:3 Mean?

Job 24:3 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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