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They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Some move landmarks; they seize flocks and pasture them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Some</i> remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed <i>thereof</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“<i>Some</i> remove landmarks; They seize flocks violently and feed <i>on them;</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“<i>People</i> remove landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Some move the boundaries; They seize and devour flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Some remove the landmarks; They [violently] seize and pasture flocks [appropriating land and flocks openly].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wicked displace boundary markers. They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wicked displace boundary markers. They steal a flock and provide pasture for it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Sinners remove boundary markers and take care of sheep they have stolen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There are that remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"[People] move boundary markers. They steal flocks and tend them as shepherds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />People move property lines to get more land; they steal sheep and put them with their own flocks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They move boundary stones, steal flocks, and pasture them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Men move boundary stones; they seize the flock and pasture them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There are people who remove the landmarks. They violently take away flocks, and feed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Some remove the landmarks: they violently take away flocks, and their feed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There are people who remove the landmarks. They violently take away flocks, and feed them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They reach the borders, "" They have taken a drove away violently, "" Indeed, they do evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They will remove the bound; they will strip off the flock, and they will feed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Some have removed landmarks, have taken away flocks by force, and fed them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Some have crossed the boundaries, plundered the flocks, and given them pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />People remove landmarks; they steal herds and pasture them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The wicked remove landmarks; they seize flocks and pasture them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The wicked remove the landmarks; they violently take away a flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the border they have removed and the flock they have taken<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />while the ungodly have passed over the bound, carrying off the flock with the shepherd?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/24-2.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=3655" 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">1</span>“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days? <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5381.htm" title="5381: yaś·śî·ḡū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To reach, overtake. A primitive root; to reach.">Men move</a> <a href="/hebrew/1367.htm" title="1367: gə·ḇu·lō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Border, boundary. Or gbulah; feminine of gbuwl; a boundary, region.">boundary stones;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: way·yir·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">they pasture</a> <a href="/hebrew/1497.htm" title="1497: gā·zə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To tear away, seize, rob. A primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob.">stolen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5739.htm" title="5739: ‘ê·ḏer (N-ms) -- A flock, herd. From adar; an arrangement, i.e. Muster.">flocks.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.…<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="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Deuteronomy 19:14</a></span><br />You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28</a></span><br />Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-10.htm">Hosea 5:10</a></span><br />The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</a></span><br />Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.<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="/deuteronomy/27-17.htm">Deuteronomy 27:17</a></span><br />‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13</a></span><br />“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Amos 8:4-6</a></span><br />Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land, / asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. / Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”<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="/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="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a></span><br />Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.<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="/matthew/21-38.htm">Matthew 21:38-41</a></span><br />But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’ / So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. / Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.</p><p class="hdg">landmarks</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Deuteronomy 19:14</a></b></br> Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/27-17.htm">Deuteronomy 27:17</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28</a></b></br> Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.</p><p class="hdg">violently</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-15.htm">Job 1:15,17</a></b></br> And the Sabeans fell <i>upon them</i>, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5</a></b></br> Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.</p><p class="hdg">feed thereof.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/11-13.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-28.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-26.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/esther/6-2.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/job/9-11.htm">Move</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-19.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/job/21-7.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/job/18-9.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Stolen</a> <a href="/job/22-24.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/21-26.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/22-16.htm">Violently</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/26-14.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/job/26-10.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/job/28-2.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/psalms/33-22.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/job/24-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/24-20.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/job/30-1.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Move</a> <a href="/job/39-8.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/job/29-19.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/job/27-5.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/job/30-16.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/job/27-20.htm">Stolen</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/job/24-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/24-4.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/24-9.htm">Violently</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>Men move boundary stones;</b><br>In ancient times, boundary stones were used to demarcate property lines and were considered sacred and inviolable. Moving them was a serious offense, as it was essentially an act of theft and deceit. This practice is condemned in the Law of Moses (<a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Deuteronomy 19:14</a>; 27:17), highlighting the importance of respecting property rights and maintaining justice. The act of moving boundary stones symbolizes a broader disregard for God's laws and the social order He established. It reflects a deeper moral corruption and a willingness to exploit others for personal gain.<p><b>they pasture stolen flocks.</b><br>Pasturing stolen flocks indicates not only theft but also the ongoing benefit derived from such an act. In the agrarian society of the ancient Near East, livestock was a primary source of wealth and sustenance. Stealing and then pasturing these flocks suggests a blatant and shameless continuation of wrongdoing. This behavior is indicative of a society where justice is perverted, and the wicked prosper at the expense of the righteous. The imagery of stolen flocks can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual leaders who exploit their congregations, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/34.htm">Ezekiel 34</a>, where God condemns the shepherds of Israel for feeding themselves rather than the flock. This phrase underscores the theme of injustice and the suffering of the innocent, a central concern in the Book of Job.<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/m/men.htm">Men</a></b><br>Refers to those who commit acts of injustice, specifically those who move boundary stones and steal flocks, symbolizing deceit and theft.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/boundary_stones.htm">Boundary Stones</a></b><br>Physical markers used in ancient times to delineate property lines, representing the integrity of property rights and justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/stolen_flocks.htm">Stolen Flocks</a></b><br>Represents the act of theft and exploitation, highlighting the moral decay and injustice present in society.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_of_uz.htm">Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, a region whose exact location is uncertain but is traditionally associated with the area east of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_property_and_justice.htm">Respect for Property and Justice</a></b><br>The act of moving boundary stones is a metaphor for violating justice and property rights. Christians are called to uphold integrity and fairness in all dealings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_injustice.htm">Awareness of Injustice</a></b><br>Job's observation of societal wrongs challenges believers to be aware of and address injustices in their communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_decay_and_accountability.htm">Moral Decay and Accountability</a></b><br>The passage highlights the moral decay in society. Believers should hold themselves and others accountable to God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Despite the prevalence of injustice, Christians are encouraged to trust in God's ultimate justice and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_community.htm">Role of the Community</a></b><br>The community has a role in maintaining justice and protecting the vulnerable from exploitation and theft.<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/is_job_24_2's_boundary_moving_accurate.htm">In Job 24:2, is the reference to moving boundary stones historically accurate, or does it conflict with other accounts of ancient property laws? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god_is_limitless'_mean.htm">What does 'God is unlimited and unmeasurable' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_satan_to_further_harm_job.htm">Why would a just and merciful God allow Satan to harm Job even further after his initial torment? (Job 2:3-6)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jehoiada_live_to_130.htm">How could Jehoiada realistically reach the age of 130 (2 Chronicles 24:15), given the average lifespans recorded elsewhere and historical data?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">Some remove the landmarks.</span>--Now follows a description of the wrong-doings of various classes of men. The removal of landmarks was expressly provided against by the Mosaic Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm" title="You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set in your inheritance, which you shall inherit in the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess it.">Deuteronomy 19:14</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/27-17.htm" title="Cursed be he that removes his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.">Deuteronomy 27:17</a>).<p><span class= "bld">And feed thereof.</span>--Rather, probably, <span class= "ital">feed them: i.e., </span>pasture them, the more easy to do when the landmarks are so removed.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Some remove the landmarks</span>. (On this form of wickedness, see <a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Deuteronomy 19:14</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/27-17.htm">Deuteronomy 27:17</a>; <a href="/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28</a>; <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Proverbs 23:10</a>; <a href="/hosea/5-10.htm">Hosea 5:10</a>.) Where neighbouring properties are not divided by fences of any kind, as in the East generally, the only way of distinguishing between one man's land and another's is by termini, or "landmarks," which are generally low stone metes or bourns, placed at intervals on the boundary-line. An easy form of robbery was to displace these bourns, putting them further back on one's neighbour's land. <span class="cmt_word">They violently take away flocks</span>. Others openly drive off their neighbours' flocks from their pastures, mix them with their own flocks, and say that they are theirs (comp. <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Job 1:15-17</a>). <span class="accented">And feed</span> thereof; rather, <span class="accented">and feed them</span> (<span class="accented">as</span> in the margin); <span class="accented">i.e.</span> pasture them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/24-2.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">Men move</span><br /><span class="heb">יַשִּׂ֑יגוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yaś·śî·ḡū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5381.htm">Strong's 5381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reach, overtake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">boundary stones;</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבֻל֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇu·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1367.htm">Strong's 1367: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boundary, region</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they pasture</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּרְעֽוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yir·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stolen</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּ֝זְל֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(gā·zə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1497.htm">Strong's 1497: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flocks.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֥דֶר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ḏer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5739.htm">Strong's 5739: </a> </span><span class="str2">An arrangement, muster</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/24-2.htm">OT Poetry: Job 24:2 There are people who remove the landmarks (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/24-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 24:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 24:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/24-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 24:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 24:3" /></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>