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 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 for them and for their children.

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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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