CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 24:9 The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/job/24-9.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/20/18_Job_24_09.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Job 24:9 - Job: Judgment for the Wicked" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/job/24-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/job/24-9.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/job/">Job</a> > <a href="/job/24.htm">Chapter 24</a> > Verse 9</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad9.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/job/24-8.htm" title="Job 24:8">◄</a> Job 24:9 <a href="/job/24-10.htm" title="Job 24:10">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm" 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 />The fatherless child is snatched from the breast; the infant of the poor is seized for a debt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“The wicked snatch a widow’s child from her breast, taking the baby as security for a loan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />(There are those who snatch the fatherless child from the breast, and they take a pledge against the poor.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.<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> snatch the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge from the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“<i>Others</i> snatch an orphan from the breast, And they seize <i>it</i> as a pledge against the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the afflicted they take a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Others snatch the fatherless [infants] from the breast [to sell or make them slaves], And against the poor they take a pledge [of clothing].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Children whose fathers have died are taken from their mothers as payment for a debt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"[People] snatch the [nursing] orphan from a breast and take a poor woman's baby 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 />Evil people make slaves of fatherless infants and take the children of the poor in payment for debts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away 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 />The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken 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 />There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They take away violently "" The orphan from the breast, "" And they lay a pledge on the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They will strip the orphan from the breast, and take a pledge for the poor.<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 violently robbed the fatherless, and stripped the poor common people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They have used violence to deprive orphans, and they have robbed the poor common people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Orphans are snatched from the breast, infants of the needy are taken in pledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“There are those who snatch the orphan child from the breast, and take as a pledge the infant of the poor.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They take by force plunder of the fatherless, and they devour the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They seize some pillage of orphans, and on the poor they set desolations<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 pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They have snatched the fatherless from the breast, and have afflicted the outcast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/24-9.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=3696" 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">8</span>Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3490.htm" title="3490: yā·ṯō·wm (N-ms) -- An orphan. From an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person.">The fatherless infant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1497.htm" title="1497: yiḡ·zə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To tear away, seize, rob. A primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob.">is snatched</a> <a href="/hebrew/7699.htm" title="7699: miš·šōḏ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The breast of a, woman, animal. Or shod; probably from shuwd contracted; the breast of a woman or animal.">from the breast;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">the nursing child</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ‘ā·nî (Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">of the poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/2254.htm" title="2254: yaḥ·bō·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.">is seized for a debt.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.…<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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a></span><br />Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Jeremiah 5:28</a></span><br />They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<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/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="/luke/18-3.htm">Luke 18:3-5</a></span><br />And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ / For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men, / yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6-7</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. / They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-5.htm">Matthew 18:5-6</a></span><br />And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me. / But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1</a></b></br> Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/5-5.htm">Nehemiah 5:5</a></b></br> Yet now our flesh <i>is</i> as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and <i>some</i> of our daughters are brought unto bondage <i>already</i>: neither <i>is it</i> in our power <i>to redeem them</i>; for other men have our lands and vineyards.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/3-12.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/job/22-9.htm">Child</a> <a href="/job/24-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/24-3.htm">Debt</a> <a href="/job/24-3.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/job/20-18.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/job/3-16.htm">Infant</a> <a href="/job/23-4.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/job/19-17.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-19.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Others</a> <a href="/job/24-3.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/job/24-5.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/job/20-19.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/job/9-12.htm">Snatch</a> <a href="/job/22-16.htm">Snatched</a> <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/job/24-5.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/31-33.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Child</a> <a href="/job/27-14.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/56-12.htm">Debt</a> <a href="/job/29-12.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/job/27-21.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Infant</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/job/31-18.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/job/29-12.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/job/24-10.htm">Others</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-1.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/job/30-4.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/job/24-10.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/job/30-16.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/job/24-19.htm">Snatch</a> <a href="/job/29-17.htm">Snatched</a> <a href="/job/27-21.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/job/29-5.htm">Young</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>The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast;</b><br>This phrase highlights the vulnerability of orphans in ancient society. In biblical times, the fatherless were often among the most marginalized and defenseless, lacking a protector or provider. The act of snatching an infant from the breast underscores the cruelty and injustice faced by the weakest members of society. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references to the plight of orphans, such as in <a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Exodus 22:22-24</a>, where God commands His people not to mistreat widows or orphans. The act of snatching also reflects a violation of the natural bond between mother and child, emphasizing the heartlessness of those who exploit the vulnerable.<p><b>the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, debt slavery was a common practice. If a person could not repay a debt, their children could be taken as collateral or sold into servitude. This phrase illustrates the extreme measures creditors would take, even to the point of taking a nursing child, which would have been seen as a particularly egregious act. The Mosaic Law provided protections against such exploitation, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/24-10.htm">Deuteronomy 24:10-13</a>, which instructs lenders not to take a millstone or any essential item as a pledge. The seizing of a child for debt highlights the systemic injustice and lack of compassion in society, contrasting with the biblical call for mercy and justice. This situation also foreshadows the redemptive work of Christ, who came to set the captives free and to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a>), offering hope and restoration to those oppressed by sin and societal injustices.<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_infant.htm">The Fatherless Infant</a></b><br>Represents vulnerable children in society who lack protection and support.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_poor.htm">The Poor</a></b><br>Individuals who are economically disadvantaged and often exploited or oppressed.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressors.htm">The Oppressors</a></b><br>Those who take advantage of the weak and vulnerable, often for personal gain.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_near_east.htm">Ancient Near East</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context of the Book of Job, where social justice and the treatment of the poor were significant concerns.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_justice.htm">God's Heart for Justice</a></b><br>God consistently shows concern for the vulnerable, including orphans and the poor. Believers are called to reflect this concern in their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sin_of_exploitation.htm">The Sin of Exploitation</a></b><br>Taking advantage of the weak is a grave sin. Christians must stand against such practices and advocate for justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_advocacy.htm">Compassion and Advocacy</a></b><br>Followers of Christ are encouraged to be voices for the voiceless, ensuring that the rights of the marginalized are upheld.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church.htm">The Role of the Church</a></b><br>The church should be a refuge for the oppressed, actively working to meet the needs of the fatherless and the poor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>Each believer has a role in addressing injustice, whether through prayer, advocacy, or direct action.<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/what_does_the_bible_say_about_unicorns.htm">What does the Bible mention about unicorns?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_bildad_blame_job's_kids'_deaths.htm">How can Bildad confidently claim (Job 8:2-4) that Job's children must have sinned to deserve death, when other passages suggest righteous people can suffer unjustly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_evil_to_reign.htm">In Job 9:24, the statement that the earth is handed over to the wicked seems to contradict God's sovereignty--why would an omnipotent God permit evil to reign?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_truth_according_to_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible teach about money?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They pluck the fatherless from the breast</span>. Other oppressors, not of the marauding class, but dwellers in towns (ver. 12), are so cruel that they tear the unweaned child of the debtor from the mother's breast, as satisfaction for a debt, and carry him off into slavery (comp. <a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/5-5.htm">Nehemiah 5:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And take a pledge of the poor</span>; literally, <span class="accented">take in pledge that which is on the poor -</span> in other words, their clothing. They will not lend to them on any other terms, and so force them to part with their garments, and go about naked. Even Hebrew creditors seem to have done this (<a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Exodus 22:26</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/24-12.htm">Deuteronomy 24:12, 13</a>); and the Mosaic Law did not forbid the practice, but only required the creditor to let the debtor have his garment at night, that he might sleep in it (<a href="/exodus/22-27.htm">Exodus 22:27</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/24-13.htm">Deuteronomy 24:13</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/24-9.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">The fatherless infant</span><br /><span class="heb">יָת֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṯō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<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">is snatched</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֭גְזְלוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiḡ·zə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine 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">from the breast;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשֹּׁ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7699.htm">Strong's 7699: </a> </span><span class="str2">The breast of a, woman, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nursing child</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽעַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5764.htm">Strong's 5764: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sucking child, suckling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the poor</span><br /><span class="heb">עָנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is seized for a debt.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·bō·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/24-9.htm">Job 24:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/24-9.htm">Job 24:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/24-9.htm">Job 24:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/24-9.htm">Job 24:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/24-9.htm">Job 24:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/24-9.htm">Job 24:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/24-9.htm">Job 24:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/24-9.htm">Job 24:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/24-9.htm">Job 24:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/24-9.htm">Job 24:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/24-9.htm">OT Poetry: Job 24:9 There are those who pluck the fatherless (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/24-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 24:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 24:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/24-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 24:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 24:10" /></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>