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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/24.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They gather fodder in the fields and glean in the vineyards of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They harvest a field they do not own, and they glean in the vineyards of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They gather their fodder in the field, and they glean the vineyard of the wicked man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They reap <i>every one</i> his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They gather their fodder in the field And glean in the vineyard of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They harvest their feed in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They harvest their fodder in the field, And they glean the vineyard of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“They harvest their fodder in a field [that is not their own], And glean the vineyard of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They gather their fodder in the field and glean the vineyards of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They gather their fodder in the field and glean the vineyards of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They cut their provender in the field; And they glean the vintage of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If they want grain or grapes, they must go to the property of these sinners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They cut their provender in the field; and they glean the vintage of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They harvest animal food in the field [to feed themselves]. They pick the leftover grapes in the wicked person's vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They have to harvest fields they don't own, and gather grapes in vineyards of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They reap fodder in the field and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They reap fodder in the field, and glean in the vineyard of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They cut their provender in the field. They glean the vineyard of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They cut their food in the field. They glean the vineyard of the wicked. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They reap his provender in a field, "" And they glean the vineyard of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the field they will harvest his meslin, and they will glean the vintage of the unjust one.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They reap the field that is not their own, and gather the vintage of his vineyard whom by violence they have oppressed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They reap a field that is not their own, and they harvest a vineyard that they have taken by force.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They harvest fodder in the field, and glean in the vineyard of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They reap in a field not their own and they glean in the vineyard of the wicked.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They cut hay in a field which is not theirs; and they gather grapes from the vineyard of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in the field hay that is not theirs they will reap, and the vineyard of the wicked they will gather<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They cut his provender in the field; And they despoil the vineyard of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They have reaped a field that was not their own before the time: the poor have laboured in the vineyards of the ungodly without pay and without food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/24-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3679" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Job: Judgment for the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7114.htm" title="7114: yaq·ṣī·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To dock off, curtail, to harvest. A primitive root; to dock off, i.e. Curtail; especially to harvest.">They gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/1098.htm" title="1098: bə·lî·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Fodder. From balal; mixed, i.e. feed.">fodder</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the fields</a> <a href="/hebrew/3953.htm" title="3953: yə·laq·qê·šū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To take the second crop, to take everything. A primitive root; to gather the after crop.">and glean</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: wə·ḵe·rem (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">the vineyards</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-23.htm">Proverbs 13:23</a></span><br />Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Isaiah 17:10-11</a></span><br />For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines— / though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Jeremiah 12:13</a></span><br />They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Hosea 8:7</a></span><br />For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Micah 6:15</a></span><br />You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-38.htm">Deuteronomy 28:38-40</a></span><br />You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it. / You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them. / You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a></span><br />then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11</a></span><br />Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Habakkuk 3:17</a></span><br />Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-3.htm">Matthew 13:3-9</a></span><br />And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed. / And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. / Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-3.htm">Mark 4:3-9</a></span><br />“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. / And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. / Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-5.htm">Luke 8:5-8</a></span><br />“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it. / Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture. / Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a></span><br />Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a></span><br />Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-10.htm">1 Corinthians 9:10</a></span><br />Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.</p><p class="hdg">They reap</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Deuteronomy 28:33,51</a></b></br> The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3-6</a></b></br> And <i>so</i> it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Micah 6:15</a></b></br> Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.</p><p class="hdg">corn.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/21-10.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/job/23-17.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/exodus/3-22.htm">Despoil</a> <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Field</a> <a href="/job/6-5.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/job/6-5.htm">Fodder</a> <a href="/job/20-18.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/ruth/2-23.htm">Glean</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">Late</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-3.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/job/18-15.htm">Provender</a> <a href="/job/4-8.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm">Vintage</a> <a href="/job/22-18.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/24-24.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/job/24-24.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/17-9.htm">Despoil</a> <a href="/job/31-8.htm">Field</a> <a href="/job/24-10.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm">Fodder</a> <a href="/job/24-24.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/job/27-19.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">Glean</a> <a href="/job/24-10.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/job/31-12.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Late</a> <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm">Provender</a> <a href="/psalms/107-37.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/psalms/78-47.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/psalms/80-15.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Vintage</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Job 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-1.htm">Wickedness often goes unpunished</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-17.htm">There is a secret judgment for the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They gather fodder in the fields</b><br>This phrase highlights the plight of the poor and oppressed who must gather fodder, or animal feed, from the fields. In ancient times, this task was often left to those who had no land of their own, reflecting their marginalized status. The Mosaic Law provided for the poor by allowing them to glean from the fields (<a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a>), but here, the implication is that they are forced to do so out of necessity rather than as a provision. This reflects the broader theme in Job of the righteous suffering while the wicked prosper.<p><b>and glean the vineyards of the wicked.</b><br>Gleaning was a practice commanded by God to ensure that the poor and the foreigner could gather leftover crops after the harvest (<a href="/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Deuteronomy 24:21</a>). However, in this context, the vineyards belong to the wicked, suggesting an inversion of justice where the wicked have control over resources that should be available to the needy. This phrase underscores the social injustice and moral disorder that Job laments throughout the book. The wicked, who should be punished, instead have abundance, while the righteous suffer. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who, though righteous, suffered and was oppressed, highlighting the ultimate reversal of justice that will be fulfilled in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who endures immense suffering and questions the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Those who oppress and exploit others, often referenced in Job as those who prosper despite their unrighteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fields_and_vineyards.htm">Fields and Vineyards</a></b><br>Symbolic of agricultural life in ancient times, representing sustenance and livelihood.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gleaning.htm">Gleaning</a></b><br>The act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested, often associated with the poor and needy.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressed.htm">The Oppressed</a></b><br>Implicit in this verse are the poor and marginalized who are forced to gather what they can from the fields of the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_injustice.htm">Understanding Injustice</a></b><br>Recognize that injustice and exploitation are prevalent in the world, as seen in Job's time and today. Reflect on how we can be agents of change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_the_needy.htm">God's Provision for the Needy</a></b><br>The practice of gleaning reflects God's heart for the poor. Consider how we can support and provide for those in need in our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_prosperity_of_the_wicked.htm">The Prosperity of the Wicked</a></b><br>Acknowledge the reality that sometimes the wicked prosper, but trust in God's ultimate justice and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_generosity.htm">Compassion and Generosity</a></b><br>Emulate the biblical principle of leaving "gleanings" for others by being generous with our resources and time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_adversity.htm">Faith in Adversity</a></b><br>Like Job, maintain faith and integrity even when faced with the apparent success of the wicked and personal hardship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_deut._28_link_prosperity_to_obedience.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 28 emphasize material prosperity or catastrophe as divine favor or curse, while other passages (e.g., Job) depict suffering as potentially unrelated to personal obedience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_job_24_5-6_and_archaeology_align.htm">In Job 24:5–6, how do these descriptions of famine and survival harmonize with archeological evidence for agricultural practices of the period? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_samaria's_destruction.htm">Micah 1:6 - Is there historical or archaeological evidence to confirm Samaria's predicted destruction as precisely described here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_in_job_24_12.htm">In Job 24:12, why does it seem like God remains silent in the face of rampant oppression, clashing with other biblical passages where God intervenes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">They reap every one his corn.</span>--Or, probably, <span class= "ital">the corn, </span>that is, <span class= "ital">of the wicked tyrant. </span>While they reap his corn and cut his provender, they have to go without themselves.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They reap every one his corn in the field</span>. When they have scoured the desert, the marauders approach the cultivated ground bordering on it, and thence carry off, each of them. a quantity of "fodder," or "provender" (Revised Version), for the sustentation of their horses<span class="cmt_word">. And they gather the vintage of the wicked</span>; rather, as in the margin, <span class="accented">and the wicked gather the vintage</span>. (So Rosenmuller and Professor Lee.) Sometimes they burst into the vineyards, and rob them, carrying off the ripe grapes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/24-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They gather</span><br /><span class="heb">יִקְצ֑וֹרוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·ṣō·w·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7114.htm">Strong's 7114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dock off, curtail, to harvest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fodder</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלִיל֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lî·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1098.htm">Strong's 1098: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mixed, feed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the fields</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּ֭שָּׂדֶה</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and glean</span><br /><span class="heb">יְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·laq·qê·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3953.htm">Strong's 3953: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take the second crop, to take everything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the vineyards</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֶ֖רֶם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵe·rem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked.</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשָׁ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/24-6.htm">Job 24:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/24-6.htm">Job 24:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/24-6.htm">Job 24:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/24-6.htm">Job 24:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/24-6.htm">Job 24:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/24-6.htm">Job 24:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/24-6.htm">Job 24:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/24-6.htm">Job 24:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/24-6.htm">Job 24:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/24-6.htm">Job 24:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/24-6.htm">OT Poetry: Job 24:6 They cut their provender in the field (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/24-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 24:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 24:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/24-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 24:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 24:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>