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they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox as a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They drive away the donkeys of orphans; They seize the widow’s ox as a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow&#8217s ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless and take the widow’s ox as collateral.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless and take the widow&#8217s ox as collateral. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They cheat orphans and widows by taking their donkeys and oxen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They drive away the orphan's donkey. They take the widow's ox as security for a loan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They take donkeys that belong to orphans, and keep a widow's ox till she pays her debts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow?s ox in pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the widow's ox as a pledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow's ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow’s ox for a pledge. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They lead away the donkey of the fatherless, "" They take in pledge the ox of the widow,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They will lead away the ass of the orphans, and they will take for pledge, the widow's ox.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have driven away the ass of the fatherless, and have taken away the widow's ox for a pledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They have driven away the donkey of orphans, and have taken the cow from the widow as collateral.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The donkeys of orphans they drive away; they take the widow’s ox for a pledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They drive away the donkey of the orphan; they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They seize the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And male donkeys of orphans they have taken and they pawn the ox of a widow<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They drive away the ass of the fatherless, They take the widow's ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They have led away, the ass of the fatherless, and taken the widow's ox for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/24-3.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=3660" 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">2</span>Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5090.htm" title="5090: yin·hā·ḡū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to drive forth, i.e. Lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed; also, to sigh.">They drive away</a> <a href="/hebrew/2543.htm" title="2543: ḥă·mō·wr (N-msc) -- A male ass. Or chamor; from chamar; a male ass.">the donkey</a> <a href="/hebrew/3490.htm" title="3490: yə·ṯō·w·mîm (N-mp) -- An orphan. From an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person.">of the fatherless</a> <a href="/hebrew/490.htm" title="490: ’al·mā·nāh (N-fs) -- A widow. Fem of 'alman; a widow; also a desolate place.">and take the widow’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/7794.htm" title="7794: šō·wr (N-msc) -- A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.). From shuwr; a bullock.">ox</a> <a href="/hebrew/2254.htm" title="2254: yaḥ·bə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to wind tightly, i.e. To bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain.">in pledge.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.…<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="/exodus/22-22.htm">Exodus 22:22-24</a></span><br />You must not mistreat any widow or orphan. / If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. / My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17</a></span><br />Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, / to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Proverbs 22:22-23</a></span><br />Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, / for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Jeremiah 7:6</a></span><br />if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Zechariah 7:10</a></span><br />Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-5.htm">Psalm 68:5</a></span><br />A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-3.htm">Psalm 82:3-4</a></span><br />Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. / Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Proverbs 23:10-11</a></span><br />Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, / for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a></span><br />Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-47.htm">Luke 20:47</a></span><br />They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-40.htm">Mark 12:40</a></span><br />They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-3.htm">1 Timothy 5:3</a></span><br />Honor the widows who are truly widows.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.</p><p class="hdg">drive</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-6.htm">Job 22:6-9</a></b></br> For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-16.htm">Job 31:16,17</a></b></br> If I have withheld the poor from <i>their</i> desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Deuteronomy 24:6,10-13,17-21</a></b></br> No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh <i>a man's</i> life to pledge… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/11-12.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Debt</a> <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/job/1-14.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/job/18-11.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/job/22-9.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/job/19-24.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/job/22-9.htm">Orphans</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-20.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm">Widow's</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/39-5.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/job/24-9.htm">Debt</a> <a href="/job/39-5.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/job/24-5.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/job/24-9.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/job/38-32.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/psalms/94-6.htm">Orphans</a> <a href="/job/39-9.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/job/24-9.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/job/29-13.htm">Widow's</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 drive away the donkey of the fatherless</b><br>This phrase highlights the exploitation and injustice faced by the vulnerable in society, specifically orphans. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the donkey was a valuable asset for transportation and agricultural work. By driving away the donkey, oppressors are depriving the fatherless of their means to sustain themselves, reflecting a broader theme of social injustice. This act is condemned in various parts of Scripture, such as in <a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Exodus 22:22-24</a>, where God warns against mistreating widows and orphans. The fatherless are often mentioned alongside widows and foreigners as those deserving of protection and justice (<a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18</a>).<p><b>and take the widow’s ox in pledge</b><br>Taking an ox in pledge refers to seizing it as collateral for a debt. In the agrarian society of the time, an ox was essential for plowing fields and ensuring a livelihood. By taking a widow's ox, creditors are stripping her of her ability to provide for herself, which is a direct violation of the Mosaic Law that commands care for widows (<a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17</a>). This act of taking a pledge from a widow is seen as particularly egregious because it exploits her vulnerability. The Bible consistently calls for the protection of widows, as seen in <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a>, which describes pure religion as caring for orphans and widows in their distress. This phrase underscores the broader biblical theme of God's concern for justice and care for the marginalized.<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_fatherless.htm">The Fatherless</a></b><br>Represents orphans or those without parental protection, often vulnerable in society.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_widow.htm">The Widow</a></b><br>Symbolizes women who have lost their husbands, often facing economic and social challenges in ancient times.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressors.htm">The Oppressors</a></b><br>Unnamed individuals who exploit the vulnerable, taking advantage of their lack of protection and resources.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_donkey_and_the_ox.htm">The Donkey and the Ox</a></b><br>Animals used for labor and livelihood, representing essential resources for survival in an agrarian society.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_the_vulnerable.htm">God's Heart for the Vulnerable</a></b><br>The verse highlights God's concern for the fatherless and widows, urging believers to reflect His compassion and justice in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sin_of_exploitation.htm">The Sin of Exploitation</a></b><br>Taking advantage of the vulnerable is a grave sin. Christians are called to stand against such injustices and advocate for those who cannot defend themselves.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_responsibility.htm">Stewardship and Responsibility</a></b><br>Believers are entrusted with resources not just for personal gain but to support and uplift those in need, reflecting God's provision and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_and_mercy.htm">Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>The balance of justice and mercy is crucial in the Christian walk. While justice demands accountability, mercy calls for compassion and aid to those suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The church is called to be a community that supports the vulnerable, providing practical help and spiritual encouragement to those in distress.<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/do_job_39_animals_fit_the_bible's_story.htm">Does the representation of these animals in Job 39 conflict with other biblical accounts of creation or does it harmonize with the broader biblical narrative?</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/is_job's_prosperity_historically_plausible.htm">Could Job's remarkable prosperity and divine favor (Job 29:4-6) be historically or scientifically plausible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_unicorns.htm">What does the Bible mention about unicorns?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">They drive away the ass.</span>--The ass and the ox, the fatherless and the widow presumably having no more than one. He first describes the oppression of the country, and then that of the city (<a href="/job/24-12.htm" title="Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded cries out: yet God lays not folly to them.">Job 24:12</a>). We seem here to catch a glimpse of the sufferings of some oppressed and subject aboriginal race, such as the Canaanites may have been to the Jews, though there is probably no allusion to them. But, at all events, the writer and the speaker seem to have been familiar with some such abject and servile race, who haunted the desert and suffered at the hands of the more powerful tribes. Man's inhumanity to man is, unhappily, a crime of very long standing.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They drive away the ass of the fatherless</span>. This was another form of oppression. "Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed?" says Samuel, on laying down his judgeship (<a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3</a>). The "fatherless" were particularly liable to such ill treatment, seeing that they had lost their natural protector. <span class="cmt_word">They take the widow's ox for a pledge</span>. It may be true that this was nowhere a legal offence, not even among the Hebrews (Lee); but it was a real act of oppression, and forms a fitting counterpart to the injury done to the orphan. (On the natural tendency of selfish men to bear hard on these two classes, see <a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Exodus 22:22</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/27-19.htm">Deuteronomy 27:19</a>; <a href="/psalms/94-6.htm">Psalm 94:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/10-2.htm">Isaiah 10:2</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Jeremiah 5:28</a>; <a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Zechariah 7:10</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/24-3.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 drive away</span><br /><span class="heb">יִנְהָ֑גוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yin·hā·ḡū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5090.htm">Strong's 5090: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive forth, lead, carry away, to proceed, to sigh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the donkey</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמ֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2543.htm">Strong's 2543: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male ass</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the fatherless</span><br /><span class="heb">יְתוֹמִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ṯō·w·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3490.htm">Strong's 3490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bereaved person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and take the widow’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלְמָנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’al·mā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_490.htm">Strong's 490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A widow, a desolate place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ox</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁ֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(šō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7794.htm">Strong's 7794: </a> </span><span class="str2">A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in pledge.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·bə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2254.htm">Strong's 2254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wind tightly, to bind, a pledge, to pervert, destroy, to writhe in pain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/24-3.htm">OT Poetry: Job 24:3 They drive away the donkey (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/24-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 24:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 24:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/24-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 24:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 24:4" /></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>